关系 (guānxi) · relationship

关系 (guānxi) means “relationship; connection; to concern”. It is written with 2 characters: 关 (to close) + 系 (department (of a university)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 关系 is built

The characters

关 guān · to close

What 关 is made of

丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

系 xì · department (of a university)

What 系 is made of

丿 — falling stroke
糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
  - 亅 — hook
  - 八bā — eight

Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我们的关系很好。Wǒmen de guānxi hěn hǎo.We get on very well.

你迟到了也没关系。Nǐ chídào le yě méi guānxi.It doesn't matter if you're late.

Questions about 关系

What does 关系 mean?

关系 (guānxi) means “relationship; connection; to concern”.

How do you pronounce 关系?

关系 is pronounced guānxi.

Which HSK level is 关系?

关系 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.

Related words

Learn 关系 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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