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(Trad.: 閣)
Pinyin:
English Definition: pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf
Chinese Definition:
①类似楼房的建筑物,供远眺、游憩、藏书和供佛之用:楼阁。滕王阁。阁下(对人的敬称,意谓不敢直指其人,故呼在其阁下的侍从者而告之;现代多用于外交场合)。
②特指女子的卧房:闺阁。出阁(出嫁)。
③小木头房子:阁子。阁楼。
④某些国家的最高行政机关:内阁(简称“阁”)。组阁。入阁。
⑤古同“搁”,停止。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (door) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from above
    • [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
    • [ ] individual; each, every; all
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Example Words
内阁 nèi (government) cabinet
阁下 xià your distinguished self; your majesty; sire
组阁 to form a cabinet
阁楼 lóu garret; loft; attic
暖阁 nuǎn warm room; warm partition of a room
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Example Sentences
1
屿
In Japan, the islands are known as the Senkaku.
2
The Poetry-Reciting Pavilion(Xingyinge) is in memory of Qu Yuan, an ancient Chinese Poet.
3
访
Both Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary William Hague visited China as shadow cabinet members and they both pay attention to the development of the relations with China.
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便访
The Chinese side looks forward to receiving Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, Ms. Cooper and other members of the shadow cabinet in China at a time convenient for both sides.
5
屿
The two neighbors have a running dispute over a group of islands known as Diaoyu in China and Senkaku in Japan.