隔阂
gé​hé HSK7

barrier

隔 gé separate

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 鬲 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place
鬲
鬲 Sound component
gé, lì, è type of cauldron with three hollow legs

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Qin 221-206 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartkeak[k]ˤrek obstruct, separate (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“隔，障也。从，鬲聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

阂 hé, ài, hài blocked or separated Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 门 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound. Simplified form of 閡.

Components

门
门 Meaning component
mén, men door
亥
亥 Sound component
hài, jiē 12th terrestrial branch

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

閡 blocked or separated Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components

門
門 Meaning component
mén, men door
亥
亥 Sound component
hài, jiē 12th terrestrial branch

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋɡɯːɡs

說文解字

外閉也。从門亥聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)