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阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
阖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

阖 Stroke Order — How to Write 阖

Stroke Order

阖 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 门, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

阖 Radical and Character Components

Components:门盍

阖 is a phono-semantic compound: 门 (gate) carries the meaning, while 盍 indicates the sound.

Radical: 门 + 10 more strokes

阖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • hé

Meanings of 阖 in Chinese

1

hé阖

Whole, entire, total (referring to a group or entity, e.g., 'the whole family', 'the whole city')
祝您阖家幸福！
Wishing your entire family happiness!
to close; to shut (e.g., a door, a house)
夜深了，他阖上门窗，准备休息
It's late, he closed the doors and windows, preparing to rest.
door panel; a leaf of a door (classical usage)
匠人正在修缮旧宅的阖扇
The craftsman is repairing the old residence's door panels.

Common Words and Phrases with 阖

1
hé阖jiā家
the whole family
祝您阖家幸福安康，万事如意。
Wishing your entire family happiness, health, and all the best.
2
hé阖mén门
close the door
他晚上睡觉前总是习惯阖门。
He always habitually closes the door before going to bed at night.
3
hé阖yǎn眼
to close one's eyes
忙碌了一天，她终于能舒服地阖眼休息片刻。
After a busy day, she could finally comfortably close her eyes and rest for a moment.

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Idioms with 阖

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Questions about 阖

What does 阖 mean in Chinese?

阖 (hé) means “Whole” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 阖?

阖 is pronounced hé in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 阖 have?

阖 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 阖?

阖 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 门. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 阖?

The radical of 阖 is 门, and 阖 is a phono-semantic compound.