yuè
examine, read
Phonosemantic compound. 門 represents the meaning and 兌 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 閱
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to read | ||
to consult | ||
subscription | ||
to inspect | ||
to experience |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 7.7847% of movies
2239th most common character in movies
1489th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 15 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+95B1 |
Shuowen | “閱，具數於門中也。从門，說省聲。” |
Sources
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