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

yà mén subdivision; subphylum (taxonomy)
人事部 rén shì bù mén personnel office
伊娃・德斯 yī wá ・ mén dé sī Eva Mendes, American actress
fó mén Buddhism
hóu mén noble house
似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea; there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
便 biàn mén side door; wicket door
倒插 dào chā mén to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
piān mén side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
cè mén side door
傍人戶 bàng rén mén hù to be dependent upon sb
傷寒沙氏菌 shāng hán shā mén shì jūn salmonella typhimurium
光耀楣 guāng yào mén méi splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family
rù mén entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)
課程 rù mén kè chéng introductory course; primer
內行看道,外行看熱鬧 nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
nèi mén Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
鄉 nèi mén xiāng Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
六扇 liù shàn mén seat of the government; yamen; (in wuxia stories) special police force
lěng mén a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
凱旋 kǎi xuán mén triumphal arch
出入 chū rù mén entrance and exit door
chū mén to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married
別類 fēn mén bié lèi to organize by categories; to classify
qián mén Qianmen subway station on Beijing Subway Line 2; front door; main entrance; honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)