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

chuàn mén to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home
shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk
牌 mén pái door plate; house number
心思 yī mén xīn si to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
柱 mén zhù doorpost
外汉 mén wài hàn layman
mó mén Mormon (religion)
萨克拉托 sà kè lā mén tuō Sacramento
yá men government office in feudal China; yamen
框 mén kuàng door frame
行政部 xíng zhèng bù mén administrative department; administration; executive (government branch)
氏菌 shā mén shì jūn Salmonella
biān mén side door; wicket door
开后 kāi hòu mén to open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door
神 mén shén door god
五花八 wǔ huā bā mén myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism); Buddhism; way; method; (old) south gate of a palace
zhuàn mén revolving door; turnstile
道 mén dào doorway; gateway
道 mén dao the way to do sth; knack
砖 qiāo mén zhuān lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient; to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
羹 bì mén gēng see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chi1 bi4 men2 geng1]
红 kāi mén hóng a good beginning
将 mén jiàng official gatekeeper; goalkeeper (soccer, hockey etc)
别类 fēn mén bié lèi to organize by categories; to classify