闔

• Verb: To close or shut, specifically by bringing two leaves or panels together.
• Modifier: Whole, entire, or all; typically used with collective nouns to denote a totality defined by a boundary (e.g., 闔家 "the whole family").
• Noun: A physical wing or leaf of a door.

• Transitive: Takes a direct object (e.g., the gate).
• Intransitive: Describes the state of being closed.
• Attributive: Precedes a noun when functioning as "whole" or "entire."

• 闔 vs. 閉: Both mean "close," but 闔 is architectural and emphasizes the joining of two parts; 閉 is a more general term for blocking, sealing, or shutting.
• 闔 vs. 合: While 闔 incorporates the sense of 合 (to join), in classical contexts 合 is a general "joining," whereas 闔 specifically retains the imagery of doors and domestic boundaries.

// Tang-period reading: //hɑp (Fanqie: 胡臘).

• Simplified variant: U+9616.

When used as a verb, 闔 suggests the swinging or folding motion of double doors or gates. When used to mean "whole" or "entire," it often implies those gathered within a household perimeter.