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

謝通 xiè tōng mén Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
謝通縣 xiè tōng mén xiàn Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
háo mén rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots
bēn mén cardia (anatomy)
賓客盈 bīn kè yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
賓朋盈 bīn péng yíng mén guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
走後 zǒu hòu mén lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections
子 zǒu mén zi see 走門路|走门路[zou3 men2 lu4]
路 zǒu mén lù to use social connections; to toady to influential people
踏破檻 tā pò mén kǎn to wear out the doorstep (idiom); to crowd at sb's door
chē mén car door; door of bus, railway carriage etc
軍事部 jūn shì bù mén military branch
zhuàn mén revolving door; turnstile
jìn mén to enter a door; to go in; to learn the basics of a subject; to join one's husband's household upon marriage
遁入空 dùn rù kōng mén to take refuge in religious life
guò mén to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera
yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative
近枝 yuǎn mén jìn zhī near and distant relatives
biān mén side door; wicket door
xié mén strange; unusual; evil ways; dishonest practices
歪道 xié mén wāi dào lit. devil's gate, crooked path (idiom); corrupt practices; crooked methods; dishonesty
bù mén department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]
jīn mén Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan; Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
島 jīn mén dǎo Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan
縣 jīn mén xiàn Kinmen County, Taiwan (the Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast); Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian