海关
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
海关 (hǎiguān) · customs
海关 (hǎiguān) means “customs”. It is written with 2 characters: 海 (sea) + 关 (to close). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 海关 is built
The characters
海 hǎi · sea
What 海 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 每měi — each
- 母mǔ — mother
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 每 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
Example sentences
我们在海关等了一个小时。Wǒmen zài hǎiguān děng le yī gè xiǎoshí.We waited an hour at customs.
请问海关在哪儿？Qǐngwèn hǎiguān zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is customs?
Questions about 海关
What does 海关 mean?
海关 (hǎiguān) means “customs”.
How do you pronounce 海关?
海关 is pronounced hǎiguān.
Which HSK level is 海关?
海关 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 海边hǎibiānseaside
- 海水hǎishuǐseawater
- 海鲜hǎixiānseafood
- 海洋hǎiyángocean
- 海拔hǎibáaltitude
- 海滨hǎibīnseaside
- 沿海yánhǎicoastal
- 海hǎisea
- 关上guānshàngto close
Learn 海关 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.