阖
door; to close; whole
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,424 U+9616
How 阖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
门 (semantic, “gate”) + 盍 (phonetic, hé)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 盍
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 盍 (hé) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盍 sound component | hé | what? why not? |
| 磕 | kē | to collide, to hit, to knock, to tap |
| 嗑 | kè | to eat seeds; to reproach; loquacious |
| 瞌 | kē | sleepy; to doze off |
| 溘 | kè | sudden, abrupt, unexpected |
Words containing 阖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阖第光临 | hé dì guāng lín | the whole family is invited (idiom) |
| 阖家 | hé jiā | variant of 合家[he2 jia1] |
| 吴王阖庐 | Wú wáng Hé Lú | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 |
| 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 |
| 吴王阖闾 | Wú wáng Hé Lǘ | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemo… |
| 阖闾城 | Hé lǘ chéng | capital city of King Helu of Wu from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu |
| 阖庐 | Hé Lú | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔閭|阖闾 |
| 阖闾 | Hé Lǘ | King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔廬|阖庐 |