Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 單 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (阐)
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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)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
闡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
闡
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
闡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
阐 / 闡 [chǎn]
to express; to disclose; to enlighten; to open
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (7)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)