Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (阅)
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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)閤 small side door (trad)閥 valve (trad/jp)閦 sanskrit閨 small entrance (trad)閫 threshold (trad)閬 high (trad)閭 village of twenty-five (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)閾 separated (trad)
Historical Evolution
閱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
閱
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
閱
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閱
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阅 / 閱 [yuè]
to inspect; to review; to read; to peruse; to go through; to experience
Japanese
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (32)
阅读 [yuèdú] #5,368
to read
查阅 [cháyuè] #13,000
to consult
订阅 [dìngyuè] #20,568
subscription
阅历 [yuèlì] #23,388
to experience
检阅 [jiǎnyuè] #23,438
to inspect
翻阅 [fānyuè] #24,891
to thumb through
审阅 [shěnyuè] #30,568
to review or peruse
阅兵 [yuèbīng] #30,429
to review troops
阅览室 [yuèlǎnshì] #42,139
reading room
阅卷 [yuèjuàn] #20,308
to grade exam papers
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 閲覧 [えつらん] #14,931
inspection
⭐ 検閲 [けんえつ] #29,057
censorship
閲覧室 [えつらんしつ] #50,373
reading room
閲 [えつ] #62,053
inspection (esp. of a document)
⭐ 校閲 [こうえつ] #65,066
revision
閲兵 [えっぺい] #70,863
parade
閲覧者 [えつらんしゃ] #82,286
reader
閲覧数 [えつらんすう] #86,517
number of views (videos, etc.)
閲歴 [えつれき] #92,230
career
閲する [えっする] #93,808
to inspect
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