闢

Especially in the sense of opening doors, clearing blocked space, or establishing something new.

A phonetic–semantic compoundvconsists of:

門 (gate, door) — semantic component

辟 (벽, “ruler; to open; to avoid”) — phonetic component

The original image is a gate being forcefully opened by authority, reflecting both physical opening and political or institutional founding.

Semantic development:

- to open a gate or door

- to clear land or open a road

- to found, establish, or inaugurate

- to enlighten or clarify (ideas, doctrines)

Thus, 闢 is closely associated with initiative, authority, and beginnings.

開闢 (개벽) — opening; creation; founding (cosmic or civilizational)

闢地 (벽지) — to open or clear land

闢路 (벽로) — to open a road

闢邪 (벽사) — to repel evil

復闢 (복벽) — restoration of a former order or regime

闢說 (벽설) — to clarify or expound a doctrine

闢 frequently appears in classical, political, and philosophical texts.

The word 開闢 (개벽) is especially important in East Asian thought, referring to the opening of heaven and earth, or the dawn of a new age.

In Korean intellectual history, 개벽(開闢) carries strong cosmological and reformist meanings.

Citations in classic format:

「開闢天地，萬物生成。」

“Heaven and earth were opened, and all things came into being.”

「聖王闢國以立法。」

“The sage king founded the state and established laws.”

「闢邪歸正。」

“To open the way by repelling evil and returning to the correct path.”