| 关 |
Guān wài | beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海关 or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪关 or both |
| 关 |
Guān | surname Guan |
| 关 |
guān | mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve |
| 外 |
wài | outside / in addition / foreign / external |