small side door

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
門 meaning component

  Meaning component

mén

  

door

合 sound component

  Sound component

  

to join

Evolution

閤 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
閤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
閤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
閤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𬮤 () 

small side door; chamber

() 

variant of [hé]

 

side door; variant of |[gé]; pavilion; cabinet; boudoir

 

variant of |[hé]