门 (mén): door, gate
门 (mén) is a Chinese character meaning “door, gate.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 门 (gate). It ranks #185 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 门 an open doorway or gate. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge), 闭 (bì, to close).
Definitions
- door, gate
Etymology & Origin
pictographicAn open doorway or gate
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 门
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 部门noun | bù mén | department | 4 |
| 门口noun | mén kǒu | doorway | 2 |
| 专门adverb/adjective | zhuān mén | specialized | 4 |
| 出门verb | chū mén | to go out | 2 |
| 上门verb | shàng mén | to drop in | 4 |
| 门票noun | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) | 2 |
| 热门noun | rè mén | popular | 6 |
| 门诊verb | mén zhěn | outpatient service | 5 |
| 入门verb/noun | rù mén | entrance door | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开门 | kāi mén | to open a door (lit. and fig.) |
| 关门 | guān mén | to close a door |
| 阿门 | ā mén | (loanword) amen |
| 大门 | dà mén | entrance |
| 后门 | hòu mén | back door |
| 家门 | jiā mén | house door |
| 车门 | chē mén | car door |
| 把门 | bǎ mén | to stand as a goalkeeper |
| 卡门 | kǎ mén | Carmen (name) |
| 房门 | fáng mén | door of a room |
| 金门 | jīn mén | Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan |
| 肛门 | gāng mén | anus |
| 阀门 | fá mén | valve (mechanical) |
| 门户 | mén hù | door |
| 澳门 | ào mén | Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (abbr. to 澳[Ao4]) |
门 appears in 100 compound words: 23 as the first character, 77 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 门 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (39)
to show off one's inferior talent or skill in front of an expert; to teach an expert how to do things
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
do something irrespective of external circumstances; to operate in a vacuum
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
(idiom) to shut oneself indoors; to avoid social contact; to cut oneself off from the outside world
to show off one's inferior talent or skill in front of an expert; to teach an expert how to do things
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
Showing 12 of 39 idioms containing 门.
Example Sentences
请随手关门，保持室内温度。
Qǐng suíshǒu guān mén, bǎochí shìnèi wēndù.
Please close the door to maintain indoor temperature.
“家门口”到“厂门口”,首批数百名来沪务工劳动...
jiā mén kǒu dào hǎn mén kǒu , shǒu pī shǔ bǎi míng lái hù wù gōng láo dòng . . .
From the "doorstep" to the "factory gate", the first batch of hundreds of migrant workers came to Shanghai to work...
对话上门做年夜饭的“95后”女生:回应春节当月收...
duì huà shǎng mén zuò nián yè fàn de hòu nǚ shēng huí yīng chūn jié dāng yuè shōu . . .
Dialogue on the door to do the New Year's Eve dinner "95" girls: response to the Chinese New Year when the month receiv...
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
The Spring Festival holiday has tapped you on the shoulder—head out with a sense of peace of mind for added reassurance.
90后男生春节上门喂猫 前后20多天 爆赚16万 ..
hòu nán shēng chūn jié shǎng mén wéi māo qián hòu duō tiān bào zhuàn mò . .
A post-90s guy made a killing over the Spring Festival by offering cat-feeding services at clients' homes. In just over 20 days, he raked in 160,000 yuan.
你可以不把门开着吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ bù bǎmén kāi zhe ma?
Would you please not leave the door open?
看到了吧？你应该学一门外语。
Kàn dào le ba? nǐ yīnggāi xué yī mén wàiyǔ.
You see? You must study a foreign language.
我在哪里可以买到门票？
Wǒ zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi dào ménpiào?
Where can I buy an entrance ticket?
在门口的女孩是谁？
Zài ménkǒu de nǚhái shì shéi?
Who's the girl at the door?
你要穿那种衣服出门？不太好看耶。
Nǐ yào chuān nà zhǒng yīfu chūmén? Bù tài hǎo kàn yē.
Going out with those clothes? They look kinda bad.
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