機關

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/
Bernard
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/ /*[k]ˁro[n]/ /*[k]ˁro[n]/ /*kˁro[n]/
English mechanism barrier 關關 kwæn.kwæn [bird’s cry] 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. *[t] 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
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 機關 – see the following entry.
【機関きかん】
[noun] engine, machine
[noun] body organ
[noun] organization, institute, agency, authority, establishment
[noun] 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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