閤 (gé) - A side door or small door & a pavilion or small building

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gé ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

閤 · gé

A side door or small door;

a pavilion or small building;

also used as a variant of 閣 (pavilion/tower/cabinet).

A side door or small doora pavilion or small buildingalso used as a variant of 閣 (pavilion/tower/cabinet).

Usage highlights

side doorimperial cabinetpavilion buildingdocument cabinetsmall gatecabinet minister

Synonyms

  • 閣— pavilion, tower, cabinet (main character with similar meaning)
  • 門— door, gate (broader category)

Antonyms

  • 正門— main gate (opposite of side door)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He entered through the side gate (閤門).
  • The imperial cabinet (內閤) made the decision.
  • There is a small pavilion (閤樓) in the garden.
  • The document was stored in the cabinet (文閤).

Collocations

  • side door(閤門)
  • imperial cabinet(內閤)
  • pavilion building(閤樓)
  • document cabinet(文閤)
  • small gate(小閤)
  • cabinet minister(閤臣)

Idioms

  • Entering the imperial cabinet(入閤)
  • The cabinet's deliberation(閤議)
  • Pavilion of literary collection(藏書閤)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to side doors in palace architecture, distinct from main gates.
  • Used historically for imperial cabinets and government offices in Chinese bureaucracy.
  • Often appears in classical literature describing architectural features of traditional buildings.

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