阁议
gé​yì

cabinet meeting

阁 gé chamber Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 门 represents the meaning and 各 represents the sound. Simplified form of 閣.

Components

门
门 Meaning component
mén, men door
各
各 Sound component
gè each

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

搁

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

议 yì consult Simplified

Simplified form of 議. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 义 represents the sound.

Components

讠
讠 Meaning component
yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

义
义 Sound component
yì justice

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

閣 chamber Traditional

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

Components

門
門 Meaning component
mén, men door
各
各 Sound component
gè each

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

擱

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkakC.kˤakshelf, frame
Zhengzhangklaːɡ
Unicodegɑk

說文解字

所以止扉也。从門各聲。

Sources

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

議 yì consult Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
義
義 Sound component
yì right conduct

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartngjeHŋ(r)aj-s discuss

說文解字

《說文》：“議，語也。从言，義聲。”

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)