门 meaning and pronunciation

门
Simplified character
門
Traditional character

门 English definition

mén
  • 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)

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 亹 : mountain pass; defile (archaic);
  • 扪 : lay hands on; to cover;
  • 樠 : elm; gum;
  • 璊 : (gem); rouge;
  • 穈 : porridge; rice sprouts;
  • 钔 : mendelevium (chemistry);
  • 門 : door

Sentences examples with 门

  • 请开门，让我进去。
    Qǐng kāimén, ràng wǒ jìnqù.
  • 我在门外等你。
    Wǒ zài mén wài děng nǐ.
  • 今年我有五门课。
    Jīnnián wǒ yǒu wǔ mén kè.
  • 你向着门外走。
    Nǐ xiàngzhe mén wài zǒu.
  • 他关上了门。
    Tā guānshàngle mén.

Words containing 门, by HSK level

妹 条