mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

DEFINITIONS

門 mén
  • surname Men
  • gate
  • door
  • CL:扇[shan4]
  • gateway
  • doorway
  • CL:個|个[ge4]
  • opening
  • valve
  • switch
  • way to do something
  • knack
  • family
  • house
  • (religious) sect
  • school (of thought)
  • class
  • category
  • phylum or division (taxonomy)
  • classifier for large guns
  • classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
  • (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

STROKES

WORDS

人 kān mén rén janitor; watchman
石庫 shí kù mén "shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai
shí mén Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
縣 shí mén xiàn Shimen county in Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
鄉 shí mén xiāng Shimen or Shihmen township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
pò mén to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
而入 pò mén ér rù to break the door down and enter (idiom)
硅藻 guī zǎo mén Bacillariophyta, phylum of diatom single-celled phytoplankton
磁通 cí tōng mén fluxgate (electrical engineering)
qí mén Qimen county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui
縣 qí mén xiàn Qimen county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui
五宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
秀才不出,全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出,能知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
立雪 chéng mén lì xuě lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom); fig. deep reverence for one's master
qiào mén a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
兒 qiào mén r a trick; an ingenious method; know-how; the knack (of doing sth)
節氣 jié qì mén throttle
閨竇 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel; living in poverty
系出名 xì chū míng mén to come from a distinguished family
索羅 suǒ luó mén Solomon (name); Solomon (Islands)
兒 jué mén r extinct profession; lost trade; unique skill; astonishing; fantastic
總理衙 zǒng lǐ yá men the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
zhào mén Achilles' heel; chink in the armor
羅生 luó shēng mén Rashomon, Japanese novel and movie; (fig.) situation where conflicting interpretations of the same event obscure the truth; unsolvable case