HSK 2
门
門
Meaning
- gate
- door
- gateway
- doorway
- 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)
- Traditional
- 門
- Pinyin
- mén
- Classifier
- 扇(shàn), 个|個(gè)
Character reference
Components and radical classification
门
méngate, door, entrance, opening
Primary radical门 · gate
門
méngate, door, entrance, opening
Primary radical門 · gate
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details