阁 - gé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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阁 (閣)

gé

Definition

pavilion (usu. two-storied)
cabinet (politics)
boudoir
woman's chamber
rack
shelf

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

搁

gē

to place; to put aside; to shelve

搁

gé

to bear; to stand; to endure

Related words (20)

阁下

gé xià

sire; your majesty; your distinguished self

cabinet member

premier; prime minister

garret; loft; attic

cabinet meeting

kiosk

(government) cabinet

(of a girl) to marry (literary)

暖阁

nuǎn gé

warm room; warm partition of a room

栈阁

zhàn gé

plank road built along the side of a cliff

building; pavilion

to form a cabinet

royal library

lady's chamber

high building; (fig.) to shelve sth

multi-storied pagoda

pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)

仙山琼阁

xiān shān qióng gé

jeweled palace in the fairy mountain

shadow cabinet

tied up in a bundle on a high shelf; to put sth on the back burner; no longer a high priority

Idioms (2)

空中楼阁

kōng zhōng lóu gé

pavilion in the air (idiom); castle in the air; unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans

置诸高阁

zhì zhū gāo gé

(lit.) place on a high shelf; to pay no attention to (idiom)

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