05843 Chinese character of 闈 and pronounce wai4

The Chinese character【闈】that I will teach you today is a word that describes culture or architecture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Examination room or courtyard.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【闈】:wéi

Cantonese Jyutping of 【闈】:wai4

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【闈】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【闈】, for example:Describing culture or architecture , It means mainly an examination room or courtyard .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【闈】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【試闈、宮闈】(Mandarin Pinyin:shì wéi 、gōng wéi/ Cantonese Jyutping:si3 wai4 、gung1 wai4)

Writing this character requires 17 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


古代的試闈考場井然有序。

The examination halls in ancient times were well-organized.


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