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

槛 mén kǎn doorstep; sill; threshold; fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
rù mén entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)
sǎng mén voice; windpipe
厅 mén tīng entrance hall; vestibule
zhá mén sluice gate
cè mén side door
yuǎn mén (to go to) distant parts; faraway; a distant relative
牙 mén yá incisor
chéng mén city gate
大吉 guān mén dà jí to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
关 guǐ mén guān the gates of hell
房 mén fáng gatehouse; lodge; gatekeeper; porter
shǒu mén to keep goal; on duty as gatekeeper
gǒng mén arched door
guò mén to pass through a doorway; (of a woman) to marry; orchestral music interlude in an opera
yě mén Yemen
dēng mén to visit sb at home
走后 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
kuài mén shutter
míng mén famous family; prestigious house
huó mén valve
面 mén mian shop front; facade; CL:間|间[jian1]; prestige
lěng mén a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
háo mén rich and powerful (families); aristocratic; big shots
闩 mén shuān horizontal bar to hold a door closed (made of wood or metal); door bolt