Family
- Grandfather: Guan Shen (關審), style name Wenzhi (問之)
- Father: Guan Yi (關毅), style name Daoyuan (道遠)
- Spouse: Lady Hu (胡氏)
- Children:
- Guan Ping, oldest son of Guan Yu, served in Liu Bei's army and was executed along with his father by Sun Quan. He was an adopted son of Guan Yu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
- Guan Xing, second son of Guan Yu, served as a civil officer in Shu
- Lady Guan, daughter of Guan Yu. Her name was said to be "Guan Yinping" (關銀屏) in folk tales. Sun Quan once proposed a marriage between his son and her, but was refused by Guan Yu.
- Guan Suo, alleged third son of Guan Yu in folklores, not mentioned in historical records.
- Grandchildren:
- Guan Tong, son of Guan Xing, married a princess, served as a general in Shu, did not have any children.
- Guan Yi (關彝), son of Guan Xing, born to Guan Xing's concubine, succeeded Guan Tong and was killed during the turmoil caused by Zhong Hui.
According to Pei Songzhi's annotations in Records of Three Kingdoms, after the fall of Shu, Pang Hui (son of Pang De) massacred the Guan clan to avenge his father, who was put to death by Guan Yu.
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