閤 Stroke Order

閤: 1. 全；总共。 (1) Entire; altogether. 2. 闭合。 (2) To close; to be shut. Verb: To close or fold. "Shuowen Jiezi": "合, 合口也." Example: "他笑得合不上嘴。" (He laughed so hard he couldn't close his mouth.) Example: "蚌合而拑其喙。" (The clam shut its mouth.) Verb: To gather or assemble. Example: "集合" (to assemble), "聚合" (to gather), "悲欢离合" (the joys and sorrows of parting and reunion). Example: "合大夫而告之。" (To gather the ministers and inform them.) Example: "将军前在南阳建此大策，常以为落落难合，有志者事竟成也！" (The general once established this grand plan in Nanyang, always believing it difficult to unite, yet the determined will succeed.) 1. 大门旁的小门。 (1) A small door next to the main gate. 2. 宫中小门。 (2) A small gate within a palace. 3. 用同“閣”。 (3) Used interchangeably with "阁". Name: [gé] Classification: Noun Base meaning: 小门 (small side door) Character formation: Phono-semantic compound, from 门 (door) and 合 (to combine). 1. 同本义 (same as the original meaning) ([En.] small side door) 引: 1. "说文": 閤, 门旁户也。 (In "Shuowen": "閤 refers to an adjacent door.") 2. "尔雅": 宫中之门谓之闱，其小者谓之闺，小闺谓之閤。 (In "Erya": The gates in a palace are called "闱", the smaller ones "闺", and the smallest "閤".) 3. "汉书·公孙弘传": 开东閤. 注: “小门也。” (In "Hanshu": Open the East Gate. Note: "It refers to a small door.") 4. "陆机诗": 升降秘阁。注: “即尚书省也。” (In "Lu Ji's Poem": Ascending and descending in secret towers. Note: "It refers to the Ministry of Personnel.") Example: "閤门" (side door of ancient palaces); "閤职" (official positions belonging to the side door in the Song Dynasty). 2. 通“阁” ([En.] interchangeable with "阁"). 3. 中央官署名。内阁之略称 ([En.] name of central government office; abbreviation of "the cabinet"). 引: 1. "汉书·朱博传": 于是府丞诣閤，博乃见丞掾。 (In "Hanshu": The official went to the cabinet, and Bo then met with the assistant.) Example: "閤长" (the head of the Ministry in the Tang and Song dynasties); "閤署" (government office). 4. 楼阁 ([En.] a storey or pavilion). 引: 1. 白居易《两朱阁诗》：妆閤伎楼何寂寞，柳似舞腰池似镜。 (In "Bai Juyi's poem": "The decorated pavilion and the performers within it are so lonely, the willows sway like dancing waists before the mirror-like pond.") 5. 古代宾馆 ([En.] an ancient hotel). 引: 1. 宋·王安石《韩持国从富并州辟》：千金弃不惜，宾客常满閤。 (In Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi’s work: "Giving up a fortune means nothing; guests always fill the inn.") 6. 内室;卧室 ([En.] boudoir; bedroom). 引: 1. 梁元帝《乌栖曲》：兰房椒閤夜方开。 (In "Liang Yuan Di's poem": "The fragrance chamber and spicy boudoir are just opening at night.") 2. 白居易《重题》：小閤重衾不怕寒。 (In "Bai Juyi's work": "The small boudoir with thick bedding is not afraid of the cold.") Example: "閤正" (a respectful term for a wife); "閤分" (a term for concubines in the Song Dynasty). 7. 姓 ([En.] a surname). 8. 另见 hé. Name: Surname. Measure word: A unit of measurement for volume, one-tenth of a liter. Also referred to as "公合".