关于 — about

关于

guānyú

about, concerning

preposition · HSK 3 · topic “Work and business”

How to pronounce it

关于 is read guān yú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

guān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

yú — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

关

guān — close; connection

于

yú — in, at, to (literary)

Don't confuse it with 干: 于 has a hook at the bottom.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “关于”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 关于. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这是一封关于会议的邮件。zhèshìyìfēngguānyúhuìyìdeyóujiànThis is an email about the meeting.
关于这个问题我们明天再说guānyúzhègewèntí,wǒmenmíngtiānzàishuōAs for this question, let's talk about it tomorrow.
明天下午有一个关于中国历史的讲座。míngtiānxiàwǔyǒuyígeguānyúZhōngguólìshǐdejiǎngzuòTomorrow afternoon there's a lecture on Chinese history.
关于月亮有一个美丽的传说guānyúyuèliang,yǒuyígeměilìdechuánshuōThere's a beautiful legend about the moon.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 关于 mean?

关于 (guānyú) means “about, concerning”.

How do you write 关于?

关于 is 2 characters: 关 (guān) — close; connection; 于 (yú) — in, at, to (literary). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 关于?

关于 is read guānyú. Tones: guān — first tone, yú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“about” in the lesson “Calls, websites and rules”

This word is from the topic “Work and business” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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