门 (mén) is a Chinese character meaning “door”. It is written from 丨 (vertical stroke) and 丶 (dot stroke) and ㇆, and takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
丨 + 丶 + ㇆
Left–middle–right structure
Structure from: makemeahanzi dictionary modern decomposition candidate, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 three-stroke glyph data
Memory aid
A dot (丶), a vertical stroke (丨), and a turning hook (㇆) form the outline of a door.
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
- 专门zhuān ménspecially; specialized门 = mén
- 叩门kòu ménto knock at a door门 = mén
- 守门shǒu ménto keep watch at a door; to keep goal门 = mén
- 开门kāi ménto open the door; to open for business门 = mén
- 抠门kōu ménstingy; tight-fisted门 = mén
- 肛门gāng ménanus门 = mén
- 车门chē ménvehicle door; car door门 = mén
- 门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service; outpatient clinic门 = mén
- 拱门gǒng ménarchway; arched door门 = mén
- 窍门qiào ménknack; trick (for doing something well)门 = mén
- 部门bù méndepartment; branch; section门 = mén
- 门帘mén liándoor curtain门 = mén
- 门框mén kuàngdoor frame门 = mén
- 门票mén piàoadmission ticket; entrance ticket门 = mén
- 门铃mén língdoorbell门 = mén
- 闸门zhá ménsluice gate; floodgate门 = mén
- 阀门fá ménvalve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
- 专门zhuān ménspecially; specialized门 = mén
- 叩门kòu ménto knock at a door门 = mén
- 守门shǒu ménto keep watch at a door; to keep goal门 = mén
- 开门kāi ménto open the door; to open for business门 = mén
- 抠门kōu ménstingy; tight-fisted门 = mén
- 肛门gāng ménanus门 = mén
- 车门chē ménvehicle door; car door门 = mén
- 门诊mén zhěnoutpatient service; outpatient clinic门 = mén
- 拱门gǒng ménarchway; arched door门 = mén
- 窍门qiào ménknack; trick (for doing something well)门 = mén
- 部门bù méndepartment; branch; section门 = mén
- 门帘mén liándoor curtain门 = mén
- 门框mén kuàngdoor frame门 = mén
- 门票mén piàoadmission ticket; entrance ticket门 = mén
- 门铃mén língdoorbell门 = mén
- 闸门zhá ménsluice gate; floodgate门 = mén
- 阀门fá ménvalve门 = mén
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.
What parts is 门 made of?
丨 (vertical stroke) and 丶 (dot stroke) and ㇆. The recorded source is: makemeahanzi dictionary modern decomposition candidate, verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 three-stroke glyph data. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
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.