Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound.
Components
門 Meaning component
gate
Notes
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Similar Characters
关 to close (simp)閂 latch (trad)閎 wide (trad)閑 barrier (trad/jp)閒 leisure (trad)閘 floodgate (trad)閡 blocked (trad)閣 cabinet (trad/jp)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閨 small entrance (trad)閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)閾 separated (trad)
Historical Evolution
閤
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
閤
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閤
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閤
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閤
Regular
Modern
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閤 ごう
Gou place name