mén
Radical 169 · 3 strokes

switch

HSK 2 (2.0)HSK 1 (3.0)20 meanings#909Measure word 个 / 扇
MEANING20 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    switch

    房屋或场所的出入口fángwū huò chǎngsuǒ de chūrù kǒu

    • Please close the door.

    • The door on the electrical panel is broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.

  2. noun

    valve

    建筑物的出入口,用来开关的装置jiànzhúwù de chūrù kǒukou, yònglái kāiguān de zhuāngzhì

    • This door is broken.

    • The valve in the water pipe needs to be replaced.

  3. noun

    class

    房间或建筑物的出入口fángjiān huò jiànzhúwù de chūrùkǒu

    • I enrolled in five courses this semester.

  4. noun

    gate

    房屋、建筑或围墙的出入口fángwū、jiànzhú huò wéiquiang de chūrùkǒu

    • The school gates open at six o'clock every morning.

  5. noun

    door

    房间或建筑物的出入口fángjiān huò jiànzhúwù de chūrù kǒu

    • He was standing at the door waiting for me.

  6. noun

    gateway

    建筑物的出入口jiànzhúwù de chūrùkǒu

    • This door is very beautiful.

    • The front entrance of the building is currently under repair.

  7. noun

    doorway

    房间或建筑物的出入口fángjiān huò jiànzhúwù de chūrù kǒu

    • The door is open.

  8. noun

    opening

    房间或建筑物的出入口fángjiān huò jiànzhúwù de chūrù kǒu

    • Please open the door.

    • Both the front door and the back door are locked.

  9. noun

    way to do something

    进出房间或建筑的通道,通常可以打开或关闭jìnchū fángjiān huò jiànzhù de tōngdào, tōngcháng kěyǐ dǎkāi huò guānbì

    • He finally found the key to mastering this skill.

  10. noun

    family

    建筑物进出的通道;也指家族或学派jiànzhúwù jìnchū de tōngdào;yě zhǐ jiāzú huò xuépài

    • These two families have intermarried for generations, being perfectly matched in social standing.

  11. 11noun

    house

    建筑物的出入口;家族或学派jiànzhúwù de chūrù kǒu;jiāzú huò xuépài

    • My home has two doors.

    • The lock on the front door is broken and needs to be fixed.

  12. 12noun

    (religious) sect

    进出的通道;宗教信仰的分支;姓氏的分类jìnchū de tōngdào;zōngjiào xìnyǎng de fēnzhī;xìngshì de fēnlèi

    • This sect is very ancient.

    • The two of them belong to different schools, so their martial arts styles differ greatly.

  13. 13noun

    school (of thought)

    学派或宗派的统称xuépài huòzōngpài de tǒngchèn

    • He is a famous school of martial arts.

    • Confucianism is the most influential school of thought in China.

  14. 14noun

    category

    分类的一个类型或等级fēnlèi de yīgè lèixíng huò děngjí

    • We have many classes.

    • The library is divided into several different academic disciplines.

  15. 15noun

    phylum or division (taxonomy)

    生物分类中比纲更大的等级shēngwù fēnlèi zhōng bǐ gāng gèng dà de děngjí

    • This category includes many different types of animals.

    • The phylum Chordata includes most of the animals we are familiar with.

  16. 16measure word

    classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology

    学科、技术等的分类单位xuékē、jìshù děng de fēnlèi dānwèi

    • She has studied three foreign languages.

  17. 17measure word

    classifier for large guns

    用来计数大炮或大枪的量词yòngláishuōhuà dàpào huò dàqiāng de liàngcí

    • Three cannons are mounted and positioned on the battlefield.

  18. 18noun

    knack

    做事情的巧妙方法或技巧zuòshìqing de qiǎomiào fāngfǎ huò jìqiǎo

    • He knows the tricks of cooking.

    • To learn photography, you first need to get a grasp of the tricks of the trade.

  19. 19noun

    (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

    用在词后表示丑闻、不当事件的后缀yòng zài cí hòu biǎoshì chǒuhuà、búdàng shìjiàn de hòuxuēzì

    • This scandal caused quite a sensation.

    • ''

      That scandal was dubbed 'Procurement Gate' by the media.

  20. 20noun

    surname Men

    姓氏,中国人的家族名称xìngshì、zhōngguó rén de jiāzú míngchèng

    • Mr. Men is one of the most popular teachers at our school.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.

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