门 (mén) is a Chinese character meaning “door”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
门
Single unit
- 门 door; gate · mén unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+95E8 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
The three strokes form a simple door (门).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 门口mén kǒudoorway; entrance门 = mén
- 大门dà ménmain gate; entrance door门 = mén
Go deeper
All readings
door; gate
door; gate; entrance; a classifier for courses of study or artillery
房屋、车辆等的出入口；也可指能开关的障蔽物或入口。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 门口mén kǒudoorway; entrance门 = mén
- 大门dà ménmain gate; entrance door门 = mén
Easy to confuse with
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 门 mean?
门 (mén) means door; gate; entrance; a classifier for courses of study or artillery.
How do you pronounce 门?
It is pronounced mén.
How many strokes does 门 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 门?
门. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 门?
Common ones are 门口 and 大门. The reading of 门 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.