閡 meaning and stroke order
Separated, blocked; to prevent, to block
How to write 閡, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 閡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- obstruct
How 閡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Gate.
門 gives the meaning and 亥 hints at the sound.
Radical: 門 (gate), shared by 42 characters on this site.
How to remember 閡
閡 is a gate 門 with 亥 (hài) inside. Picture something stuck in the doorway so nothing can pass, and 亥 gives the sound hé.
閡 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it mainly in the word 隔閡 (géhé, simplified 隔阂), which means a gap, estrangement, or misunderstanding between people. Example: 他们之间有隔阂。(Tāmen zhījiān yǒu géhé.) There is a rift between them.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as hài because of the phonetic 亥, but the correct reading is hé with a rising tone. Also do not confuse it with 阁 (gé, pavilion) or 闭 (bì, to close), which share the gate radical.
Common words with 閡
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 隔閡 | géhé | misunderstanding; estrangement | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 閡
How many strokes are in 閡?
閡 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 閡 mean?
閡 (hé) means separated, blocked; to prevent, to block. A common word with it is 隔阂 (géhé), meaning "misunderstanding; estrangement".
How do you pronounce 閡?
閡 is pronounced hé, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 閡?
The radical of 閡 is 門, which carries the idea of "gate". Dictionaries list 閡 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 閡?
閡 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 阂, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 閡?
The simplified form is 阂, where the gate 門 is written as 门. The phonetic 亥 stays the same.
Can 隔閡 describe things other than relationships?
Yes. Besides emotional distance between people, it can describe barriers like a language gap, as in 语言隔阂 (yǔyán géhé). It always suggests something that stops understanding or connection.