機關

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See also: 機関 and 机关

Chinese

machine; opportunity; secret
to close; to shut; to turn off
to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
 
trad. (機關) 機 關
simp. (机关) 机 关
anagram 關機／关机

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 機 關
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 微 (20) 刪 (70)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 居依切 古還切
Baxter kj+j kwaen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kɨi/ /kˠuan/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kɨi/ /kʷᵚan/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kiəi/ /kuɐn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kɨj/ /kwaɨn/
Li
Rong 		/kiəi/ /kuan/
Wang
Li 		/kĭəi/ /kwan/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ke̯i/ /kwan/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jī guān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gei1 gwaan1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 機 關 關 關
Reading # 1/1 1/3 2/3 3/3
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jī guān guān guān
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kjɨj › ‹ kwæn › ‹ kwæn › ‹ kwæn ›
Old
Chinese 		/*kəj/ /*ˁro/ /*ˁro/ /*kˁro/
English mechanism barrier 關關 kwæn.kwæn 間關 sound of a chariot"s linchpin (Ode 218.1)

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.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 機 關
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 5788 8640
Phonetic
component 		幾 卵
Rime
group 		微 元
Rime
subdivision 		1 3
Corresponding
MC rime 		機 關
Old
Chinese 		/*kɯl/ /*kroːn/

Noun

機關

  1. 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
  2. mechanism (Classifier: 個／个 m)
    啟動機關／启动机关  ―  qǐdòng jīguān  ―  starting mechanism
  3. (figurative) scheme; intrigue

Synonyms

  • (scheme):

Adjective

機關

  1. (attributive) machine-operated

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (機關):

Others:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
機 關
き
Grade: 4 		かん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 機關 – see the following entry.
【機関きかん】
engine, machine
body organ
organization, institute, agency, authority, establishment
facility
(This term, 機關, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
機關

Noun

機關 • (gigwan) (hangeul 기관)

  1. hanja form? of 기관 (“engine; machine; agency”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
機關

Noun

機關

  1. chữ Hán form of cơ quan (“organ”).
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