mén

gate, door, entrance, opening

HSK 2 #185

DEFINITIONS

门 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

cóng mén from the door; out of the door
miàn mén gate of the face; in this context, referring to the front of the face
关上 guān shàng mén to close the door
上 mén shàng on the door; above the door; positioned on the door
shàn mén a door
缝 mén fèng door crack; door opening
把手 mén bǎ shǒu door handle; door knob
阳台 yáng tái mén balcony door; the door leading to a balcony
而入 tuī mén ér rù push the door and enter; enter directly through the door
十来 shí lái mén around ten gates/doors
敞开大 chǎng kāi dà mén open wide the doors
tuī mén push the door
diàn mén shop door; store entrance
板 mén bǎn door plank; door panel
酒肉臭 zhū mén jiǔ ròu chòu The gate of the luxurious house smells of wine and meat; describing the extravagance and luxury lifestyle of the rich and powerful.
牌号码 mén pái hào mǎ house number; doorplate number
进 mén jìn door entrance
kào mén by the door; near the door
xū mén illusory door
shí mén real door; physical door
dào mén the image or shadow cast by a door or gateway
影 mén yǐng door shadow