阁 (閣)
Pinyin

Definition

阁 (閣)
 - 
  1. pavilion (usu. two-storied)
  2. cabinet (politics)
  3. boudoir
  4. woman's chamber
  5. rack
  6. shelf

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

nèi gé
  1. 1 (government) cabinet
  1. 1 pavilion (usu. two-storied)
  2. 2 cabinet (politics)
  3. 3 boudoir
  4. 4 woman's chamber
  5. 5 rack
  6. 6 shelf
gé xià
  1. 1 your distinguished self
  2. 2 your majesty
  3. 3 sire
gé lóu
  1. 1 garret
  2. 2 loft
  3. 3 attic
chū gé
  1. 1 (of a girl) to marry (literary)

Idioms (2)

空中楼阁
kōng zhōng lóu gé
  1. 1 pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
  2. 2 castles in Spain
  3. 3 imaginary future plans
置诸高阁
zhì zhū gāo gé
  1. 1 lit. place on a high shelf
  2. 2 to pay no attention to (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好好好...哇原来阁下就是李剑客啊,久仰久仰。
hǎo hǎo hǎo ...wā yuánlái géxià jiùshì Lǐ jiànkè a ,jiǔyǎngjiǔyǎng 。
Fine... Wow, so you're Mr. Lee the Swordsman! Your reputation precedes you!
Go to Lesson 
欸,孙太。瞧您春风满面的,您手上的那几支股应该给您赚了几套房了吧!您可得教教我了,以您的炒股功力,我看政府都该延揽你入阁给我们好好地搞搞经济了!
èi ,sūn tài 。qiáo nín chūnfēng mǎnmiàn de ,nín shǒushang de nà jǐ zhī gǔ yīnggāi gěi nín zhuàn le jǐ tào fáng le ba !nín kě děi jiāo jiāo wǒ le ,yǐ nín de chǎogǔ gōnglì ,wǒ kàn zhèngfǔ dōu gāi yánlǎn nǐ rùgé gěi wǒmen hǎohāo de gǎogao jīngjì le !
Agh, Mrs Sun. You're smiling very radiantly today, those stocks of yours have earned you several houses, yeah? You have to teach me. With your skill at speculation, the government should recruit you into the cabinet to take care of the economy for us!
转朱阁,低绮户,照无眠。
zhuǎn zhū gé ,dī qǐ hù ,zhào wú mián 。