| 閣 | 800C40 52B.00-9 | 部居  | 畫數 14 | ㄍㄜˊ [ge2] | ||
| N. | (1) A chamber, a storied building: 亭臺樓閣 pavilions, terraces, and towers; 閣子 [ge2zi0]↓; 出閣 (of a girl) get married (lit., “leave the boudoir”); 置之高閣 have (s.t.) shelved and forgotten. (2) The cabinet: 內閣 cabinet of government; 組閣 form a cabinet; 入閣 be appointed to a ministerial office; 閣揆（LL) the premier or prime minister; 閣議 a cabinet meeting; 閣員 a minister of State; 閣老 the prime minister. | |||||
| Words | 1. 閣道 [ge2dao4], n., (1) palace corridors; (2) a pathway along a cliff or a precipice. 2. 閣下 [ge2xia4], n., (1) Your Honor, Your Excellency, the Honorable...; (2) used in letters generally, like “Dear Sir”; (3) in court. discourse = 先生； 閣下以為何如 what do you think? 3. 閣子 [ge2zi0], n., a small room, an attic. | |||||