阖庐
Hé Lú

King Helu

阖 hé close Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 门 represents the meaning and 盍 represents the sound. Simplified form of 闔.

Components

门
门 Meaning component
mén, men door
盍
盍 Sound component
hé what? why not?

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

庐 lú, lǘ hut Simplified

A house 广 with an open door 户; 户 also provides the pronunciation

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
户
户 SoundMeaning component
hù, hu door

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

闔 close Traditional

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

Components

門
門 Meaning component
mén, men door
盍
盍 Sound component
hé what? why not?

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡaːb
Unicodehɑp

說文解字

門扇也。一曰閉也。从門盍聲。

Sources

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

廬 hut Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

广
广 Meaning component
guǎng roof
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
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-Sagartljo[r]ahut; inn; to lodge
Zhengzhangra
Unicodeliu

說文解字

寄也。秋冬去，春夏居。从广盧聲。

Sources

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