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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)閱 peruse (trad)閶 gate of heaven (trad)閹 castrate (trad)閻 village (trad)閼 obstruct (trad)閾 separated (trad)
Historical Evolution
闾
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
闾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
闾
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
闾
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
闾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闾 / 閭 [lǘ]
gate of a village; village
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
吴王阖闾 [WúwángHéLǘ]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
尾闾骨 [wěilǘgǔ]
coccyx
改换门闾 [gǎihuànménlǘ]
see 改換門庭|改换门庭[gǎihuànméntíng]
棕闾 [zōnglǘ]
palm
闾尾 [lǘwěi]
coccyx
阖闾 [HéLǘ]
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
阖闾城 [Hélǘchéng]
capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu
阖闾城遗址 [HéLǘchéngyízhǐ]
ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu