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阂

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
9
Radical
門 +6
Structure
Top enclosure 上包
Traditional
閡
Common rank
#6,563
Unicode
U+9602

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Formation & memory

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How 阂 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

门 meaning “gate” + 亥 sound ( hài )

Components 门 亥

Words with 阂

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WordPinyinMeaning
隔阂 gé hé misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 亥 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
亥 sound part hài 12th terrestrial branch; used in transliterations
核 hé core, kernel; nut, seed; atom
刻 kè to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
孩 hái baby, child; children
该 gāi should, ought to, must
骇 hài to terrify, to shock, to frighten
咳 hāi to cough
骸 hái skeleton, body; leg bone
颏 kē chin
赅 gāi to include; to prepare for
劾 hé to look into; to impeach, to charge
氦 hài helium
垓 gāi border, boundary, frontier
胲 hǎi hydroxylamine
陔 gāi ledge, step, terrace; slope