Chinese symbol for “boudoir”
阁
gé
Traditional: 閣
pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boudoir is 阁 (gé), defined as: pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir; woman's chamber; rack; shelf.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “boudoir”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闺房 (閨房) | guī fáng | lady's chamber; boudoir |
| 梳妆室 (梳妝室) | shū zhuāng shì | boudoir; lady's dressing room |
| 闺 (閨) | guī | small arched door; boudoir; lady's chamber |
| 深闺 (深閨) | shēn guī | lady's private room or bedroom; boudoir |
| 闺窗 (閨窗) | guī chuāng | a lady's chamber; boudoir |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 阁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内阁 (內閣) | nèi gé | (government) cabinet |
| 阁下 (閣下) | gé xià | your distinguished self; your majesty |
| 阁楼 (閣樓) | gé lóu | garret; loft |
| 组阁 (組閣) | zǔ gé | to form a cabinet |
| 阁员 (閣員) | gé yuán | cabinet member |
| 楼阁 (樓閣) | lóu gé | building; pavilion |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.