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Chinese
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machine; opportunity; secret
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to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
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| trad. (機關)
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機
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關
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| simp. (机关)
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机
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关
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| anagram
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關機／关机
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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機
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關
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關
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關
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jī
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guān
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guān
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guān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kjɨj ›
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‹ kwæn ›
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‹ kwæn ›
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‹ kwæn ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*kəj/
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/*ˁro/
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/*ˁro/
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/*kˁro/
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| English
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mechanism
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barrier
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關關 kwæn.kwæn
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間關 sound of a chariot"s linchpin (Ode 218.1)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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機
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關
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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| No.
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5788
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8640
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Phonetic
component
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幾
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卵
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Rime
group
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微
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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機
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關
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Old
Chinese
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/*kɯl/
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/*kroːn/
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Noun
機關
- government organization; institution; institute; organ; agency; body; authority (Classifier: 個／个 m)
- 金融機關／金融机关 ― jīnróng jīguān ― financial institution
- 慈善機關／慈善机关 ― císhàn jīguān ― charitable organisation
- 研究機關／研究机关 ― yánjiū jīguān ― research institute
- 司法機關／司法机关 ― sīfǎ jīguān ― judicial authorities
- 民政機關／民政机关 ― mínzhèng jīguān ― civil administration organ
- 機關幹部／机关干部 ― jīguān gànbù ― government officer
- 最高立法機關／最高立法机关 ― zuìgāo lìfǎ jīguān ― top legislative body
- mechanism (Classifier: 個／个 m)
- 啟動機關／启动机关 ― qǐdòng jīguān ― starting mechanism
- (figurative) scheme; intrigue
Synonyms
- 圖謀／图谋 (túmóu)
- 心機／心机 (xīnjī)
- 招 (figurative)
- 攻略 (gōnglüè)
- 機謀／机谋 (jīmóu) (formal)
- 策略 (cèlüè)
- 計策／计策 (jìcè)
- 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu)
- 謀略／谋略 (móulüè)
- 鈐／钤 (qián) (literary, or in compounds)
Adjective
機關
- (attributive) machine-operated
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 機關 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 機關, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
機關 • (gigwan) (hangeul 기관)
- Hanja form? of 기관 (“engine; machine; agency”).
Vietnamese
Noun
機關
- chữ Hán form of cơ quan (“organ”).