内阁 (nèi gé) — (government) cabinet | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

(government) cabinet

Measure word · 个

Examples

内阁。
Xīn nèi gé yóu shí wèi bù zhǎng zǔ chéng.
The new cabinet is composed of ten ministers.
内阁。
nèi gé Měi zhōu zhào kāi yí cì huì yì.
The cabinet holds a meeting once a week.
内阁。
Zǒng lǐ xuān bù nèi gé jí tǐ cí zhí.
The prime minister announced the collective resignation of the cabinet.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

阁gécabinet

内 says inner and 阁 names a cabinet or pavilion, together the inner cabinet.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

入入rùto enter
冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閣; 阁 is its simplified writing.

門各閣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

門門méngate

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè閣gé

Same sound today

The traditional form 閣 pairs 門 (gate) with 各, which gives the pronunciation; this note is about 閣, not the simplified 阁.

Appears in

Government & Politics

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