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

suǒ mén to lock the door
鐵將軍把 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom); fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
鐵打的衙,流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
人 mén rén disciple; follower; hanger-on (on an aristocrat's home)
冬 mén dōng abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus
mén dào mén door to door
前 mén qián in front of the door
口 mén kǒu doorway; gate; CL:個|个[ge4]
可羅雀 mén kě luó què you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted
吸 mén xī doorstop
地 mén dì see 門第|门第[men2 di4]
坎 mén kǎn variant of 門檻|门槛[men2 kan3]
坎兒 mén kǎn r erhua variant of 門坎|门坎[men2 kan3]
墊 mén diàn doormat
墩 mén dūn wooden or stone block supporting the axle of a door
外 mén wài outside the door
外漢 mén wài hàn layman
子 mén zi door; doorman (old); hanger-on of an aristocrat; social influence; pull; classifier for relatives, marriages etc
客 mén kè hanger-on; visitor (in a nobleman's house)
將 mén jiàng official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
對 mén duì couplet (hung on each side of the door frame)
崗 mén gǎng gate
巴族 mén bā zú Menba ethnic group
市 mén shì retail sales
市部 mén shì bù retail department; section of a retail store