阊阖

閶闔

chānghé

noun

Meanings

1 the gate of heaven
2 palace gate
3 the west wind

Characters

door leaf; gate

Examples

HSK 5

诗人梦见自己飞上九天，推开了阊阖。

Shīrén mèngjiàn zìjǐ fēishàng jiǔtiān, tuīkāi le chānghé.

The poet dreamed that he flew up to the ninth heaven and pushed open the gate of heaven.

HSK 6

在《离骚》里，屈原想进入阊阖，守门的人却不肯开门。

Zài 《 Lísāo 》 lǐ, Qū Yuán xiǎng jìnrù chānghé, shǒumén de rén què bù kěn kāimén.

In Encountering Sorrow, Qu Yuan wants to pass through the gate of heaven, but the gatekeeper will not open it.

Tips

culture

In myth 阊阖 was the gate of the Heavenly Emperor's palace, so poets also used it for the gate of an imperial palace. The wind thought to blow from it, 阊阖风, is a poetic name for the west wind, and Suzhou's northwest gate 阊门 was named after the gate of heaven.

Stroke Order

阊 chāng

阖 hé