Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 辟 represents the sound.
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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)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)
Historical Evolution
闢
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
闢
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
闢
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
闢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
闢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
开辟 [kāipì] #20,551
to open up
精辟 [jīngpì] #33,817
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
开天辟地 [kāitiānpìdì] #30,300
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pángǔ] creation myth
辟谣 [pìyáo] #66,295
to refute a rumor
另辟蹊径 [lìngpìxījìng] #32,636
to take an alternate route (idiom)
鞭辟入里 [biānpìrùlǐ] #57,619
penetrated
透辟 [tòupì] #61,807
penetrating
开辟者 [kāipìzhě] #71,555
pioneer
警辟 [jǐngpì] #72,340
profound, thorough and moving
辟室 [pìshì]
lit. to open a room
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)