閽

Information about character(s)

Radical: 門
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 16
Simplified Form: 阍

Pronunciation

Pinyin: hūn
Cantonese: fan1
JapaneseKun: MONBAN
JapaneseOn: KON
Korean: HON

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: gatekeeper; gate, door

CE-Dict: door-keeper

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to tend or guard a gate
2.a palace gate

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《門部》閽常以昏閉門隸也。从門从昏，昏亦聲。

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【門字部】閽
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤呼昆切，音昏。【說文】常以昏閉門隷也。【禮·祭義】閽者，守門之賤者也。【周禮·天官】閽人掌守王宮中門之禁。【註】言閽人者，使守門閽人守王宮中門耳。【正字通】凡吏民冤抑，詣闕自愬者，曰叩閽。　又【正韻】閽寺。【易·說卦】爲閽寺。【疏】取其禁止人也。　又【韻補】叶許云切，音熏。【揚雄·甘泉賦】選巫咸兮叫帝閽，開天庭兮延羣神。　又叶音暄。【蘇轍·上淸詞】帝蕩蕩其無尊兮，居深高乎九閽。顧后土之茫昧兮，若世人之觀天。

CF-Dict: grande porte/porte de palais/gardien de la porte/portier/garder une porte