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阖
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entire

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hé
コウ
とびら
합
Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound.
Components
門 gate+ 盍 what? why not? =
闔 entire
門 Meaning component
gate
盍 Phonetic component
hé what? why not?
variant of 盍[hé]
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Notes
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)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)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阖 / 闔 [hé]
door; to close; whole
Japanese
扉 、 闔 (rare) とびら 同音

noun

  1. door; gate; opening
  2. title page
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
その扉は永久に閉ざされた。
The door was closed for good.
CHINESE WORDS (8)
阖家 [hé​jiā] #30,232
variant of 合家[hé​jiā]
阖第光临 [hé​dì​guāng​lín] #75,155
the whole family is invited (idiom)
吴王阖庐 [Wú​wáng​Hé​Lú]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
吴王阖闾 [Wú​wáng​Hé​Lǘ]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
阖庐 [Hé​Lú]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
阖闾 [Hé​Lǘ]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
阖闾城 [Hé​lǘ​chéng]
capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu
阖闾城遗址 [Hé​Lǘ​chéng​yí​zhǐ]
ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 扉 [とびら] #1,307
door