Meaning
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve
Chinese: 门、门类或方法。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “men” becomes a different word in each tone. 门 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 门口mén kǒudoorway; gate
- 门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 出门chū ménto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home
- 大门dà ménentrance; door; gate; large and influential family
- 部门bù méndepartment; branch; section; division
Example Sentence
出门的时候请记得锁门。Chū mén de shí hou qǐng jì de suǒ mén.Remember to lock the door when you go out.
出门Chū ménto go out的deof时候shí houtime请qǐngto ask记得jì deto remember锁门suǒ ménto lock the door。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a two-leaf gate. Simplified from 門, which clearly showed both door panels. It means ‘door / gate’.
A way to remember it
A doorway frame you can walk through.
Easy to confuse with
- 问‘To ask’: 门 (gate, giving the sound) wrapped around 口 (mouth).