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TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
閡 character · B2 (est.)
閡 ＝ 門 ＋ 亥
ㄏㄜˊ · hé
noun/verb — a barrier between people; to obstruct

字源 FORM — what the parts do

門義a gate
亥聲hài — gives the soundthe 亥 series: 核 hé, 該 gāi
Thài → hé — tone settles
A gate (門) shut between two sides; 亥 hài carries the sound, tone worn flat to hé. A closed gate is the picture of a barrier — 隔閡, the gap that keeps people apart.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

門（門）一關，亥（亥）在門上記著聲——兩邊就此隔開。
The gate (門) swings shut, 亥 marking the sound above it — and the two sides are cut off.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)阻隔— a barrier; to obstruct常用
→隔閡— estrangement — the gap between people常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
閑xiánthe lookalike — 閑 puts 木 in the gate (a bar across), 閡 puts 亥 (the sound)核＝ 木 ＋ 亥héthe 亥 partner — same sound donor, the hard pit inside