---
title: "Gongguan Meaning: 公关 (gōngguān) in English"
description: "公关 (traditional 公關, gōngguān) means “public relations; PR (short for 公共关系)”. Not the gongguan you heard? See 攻关. Hear its tones, see what 公 and 关 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongguan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 公关 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

公关 gōngguān

## public relations; PR (short for 公共关系)

## Its characters

1. 公 gōng public
2. 关 guān to close

## In a sentence

她在一家大公司做公关。 She works in PR at a big company.

[More about 公关](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%85%AC%E5%85%B3)

## Other words said gongguan

- [攻关gōngguānto tackle a key problem](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%BB%E5%85%B3)

## More words with 公 or 关

- [办公 bàngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangong)
- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [公安 gōng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongan)
- [公布 gōngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongbu)
- [公告 gōnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggao)
- [公共 gōnggòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggong)
- [公交车 gōngjiāochē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongjiaoche)
- [公斤 gōngjīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongjin)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [公款 gōngkuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkuan)

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