Chinese Word: 阖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

阖 (Trad.: 闔)

Pinyin: hé

English Definition: door; to close; whole

Chinese Definition:
①全，总共：阖家。阖城。
②关闭：阖户。阖门静居。
③门扇：仲春之月“耕者少舍，乃修阖扇”。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 門

Pictophonetic:盍 indicates the sound; 门 (gate) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿵ Surround from above
- 门 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
- 盍 [ hé ] what? why not?

Similar Characters: 闺

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纵横捭阖	zòng héng bǎi hé	to maneuver among various political groupings (idiom)
阖家	hé jiā	variant of 合家
吴王阖庐	wú wáng hé lú	King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吴王阖闾
吴王阖闾	wú wáng hé lǘ	King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸 ; also called 吴王阖庐
阖庐	hé lú	King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 阖闾

1		wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 dào 到 líng chén 凌晨 cái 才 rù shuì 入睡。 I didn't close my eyes until early morning.
2		kě 可 tài wǎn 太晚 le 了， lǎo guó wáng 老国王 yǐ 已 hé 阖 rán 然 cháng shì 长逝 But it was too late, the old king was already dead.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 zài 在 wǒ 我 rén shēng 人生 zhōng liǎo 终了 hé yǎn 阖眼 de 的 nà yī kè 那一刻。 This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.
4		zài 在 shuǐ dǐ 水底 shí 时， tā men 他们 jiù 就 hé 阖 qǐ 起 yì zhuàng 翼状 de 的 qí 鳍 kāi shǐ 开始 yóu yǒng 游泳。 Once they are underwater, they close and fold the winglike fins so that they can swim.
5		yī běn 一本 shū 书 shì 是 yī gè 一个 wèi zhī 未知， shì 是 yè wǎn 夜晚， jǐn bì 紧闭 hé 阖 qǐ 起， jiù shì 就是 nà yàng 那样。 Because a book is the unknown, it's the night, it's closed off, and that's that.

1		wǒ 我 yì zhí 一直 dào 到 líng chén 凌晨 cái 才 rù shuì 入睡。 I didn't close my eyes until early morning.
2		kě 可 tài wǎn 太晚 le 了， lǎo guó wáng 老国王 yǐ 已 hé 阖 rán 然 cháng shì 长逝 But it was too late, the old king was already dead.
3		wǒ 我 yào 要 zài 在 wǒ 我 rén shēng 人生 zhōng liǎo 终了 hé yǎn 阖眼 de 的 nà yī kè 那一刻。 This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.
4		zài 在 shuǐ dǐ 水底 shí 时， tā men 他们 jiù 就 hé 阖 qǐ 起 yì zhuàng 翼状 de 的 qí 鳍 kāi shǐ 开始 yóu yǒng 游泳。 Once they are underwater, they close and fold the winglike fins so that they can swim.
5		yī běn 一本 shū 书 shì 是 yī gè 一个 wèi zhī 未知， shì 是 yè wǎn 夜晚， jǐn bì 紧闭 hé 阖 qǐ 起， jiù shì 就是 nà yàng 那样。 Because a book is the unknown, it's the night, it's closed off, and that's that.