门 (門) mén
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mén
noun
door; gate; doorway; gateway
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 门 is an architectural feature. For example, 有人敲门 'someone knocked at the door.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 174; ABCE '門'; GHDC '门' 1; FE '門' 1; Kroll 2015 '門' 1, p. 300) -
mén
noun
phylum; division
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Biology
Notes: (Guoyu '門' n 8) -
mén
noun
sect; school
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 派别 or 宗派 (GHDC '门' 7; Guoyu '門' n 5; FE '門' 3; Kroll 2015 '門' 2, p. 300) -
mén
noun
Kangxi radical 169
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Gate (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
mén
measure word
measure word for lessons, subjects, large guns, etc
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Used for (1) large guns (2) lessons and skills and (3) marriage and relatives (GHDC '门' 10; FE '門' 6) -
mén
noun
a door-like object
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In this sense 门 is an object that performs the function of a gate or door; for example, 闸门 'sluice gate' (GHDC '门' 2) -
mén
noun
an opening
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Especially, an opening in the body (GHDC '门' 3). -
mén
noun
an access point; a border entrance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 门径 (GHDC '门' 4, 5) -
mén
noun
a household; a clan
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 家族 (GHDC '门' 6; FE '門' 2) -
mén
noun
a kind; a category
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 类别 (GHDC '门' 8; FE '門' 4; Kroll 2015 '門' 3, p. 300) -
mén
verb
to guard a gate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 守门 (GHDC '门' 9; FE '門' 7) -
mén
proper noun
Men
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (GHDC '门' 11) -
mén
noun
a turning point
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (FE '門' 5; FE '門' 8) -
mén
noun
a method
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '門' 1a, p. 300) -
mén
noun
a sense organ
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '門' 1b, p. 300)
Contained in
- 衡门深巷(衡門深巷) crude dwellings in deep alleys
- 门望(門望) family prestige
- 内行看门道,外行看热闹(內行看門道,外行看熱鬧) while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
- 幽门螺杆菌(幽門螺桿菌) Helicobacter pylori (stomach bacterium)
- 防盗门(防盜門) security door
- 书香门第(書香門第) family with a literary reputation; literary family
- 摩门经(摩門經) Book of Mormon
- 门首(門首) doorway; gate; entrance ; leader of a sect or school
- 卡门柏乳酪(卡門柏乳酪) Camembert (soft, creamy French cheese)
- 吊门(吊門) an overhung door; a door that hinges upwards
- 节肢动物门(節肢動物門) Arthropoda
- 复兴门(復興門) Fuxingmen neighborhood
- 门第(門第) family status
- 教门(教門) a school or religion; a sect ; a disciple; a believer ; Islam
- 暗门子(暗門子) a prostitute working illicitly
- 倒插门(倒插門) to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)
- 摩尔门教徒(摩爾門教徒) Mormons
- 宾朋盈门(賓朋盈門) guests filled the hall; a house full of distinguished visitors
- 索罗门(索羅門) Solomon
- 爆冷门(爆冷門) an upset (especially in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough
- 大门(大門) main gate
- 门市(門市) retail sales
- 刺胞动物门(刺胞動物門) Cnidaria
- 摩门(摩門) Mormon
- 摆门面(擺門面) to keep up appearances; to put up a front
- 将门虎子(將門虎子) outstanding progeny of a commander-in-chief
- 得意门生(得意門生) favorite pupil
- 甲壳亚门(甲殼亞門) Crustacea
- 门庭若市(門庭若市) front yard as busy as a marketplace; a place with many visitors
- 门边框(門邊框) door frame; door pillars
- 前门打虎,后门打狼(前門打虎,後門打狼) to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back
- 偏门(偏門) side door; doing things by the side door (i.e. dishonestly)
- 光耀门楣(光耀門楣) splendor shines on the family's door; to bring honor to one's family
Also contained in
三门峡市 、 安门 、 直城门 、 朝阳门 、 苏门傍 、 声门音 、 龙牙门 、 圆悟祸门 、 江门市 、 云门餬饼 、 云门倒一说 、 西阳门 、 水门事件 、 曲法门 、 云门三字禅 、 门源 、 从门入者不是家珍 、 假门
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Truncated for common words
- 卷六十三 表第三 宰相下 Volume 63 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 186
- 卷六十二 表第二 宰相中 Volume 62 Tables 2: Chancellors 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 105
- 《門部》 Mén Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 94
- 卷一百二十一 志第七十四 禮二十四 Volume 121 Treatises 74: Rites 24 History of Song 宋史 — count: 94
- 卷八十五 志第三十八 地理一 Volume 85 Treatises 38: Geography 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 93
- 卷六十一 表第一 宰相上 Volume 61 Tables 1: Chancellors 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 76
- 卷六十八 志第四十四 輿服四 Volume 68 Treatises 44: Carriages and Clothing 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 76
- 卷七十四 志第五十 職官三 Volume 74 Treatises 50: Official Posts 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 70
- 卷二百十二 表第三 宰輔三 Volume 212 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 65
- 卷八 本紀第八 穆宗 敬宗 文宗 武宗 宣宗 Volume 8 Annals 8: Muzong, Jingzong, Wenzong, Wuzong, Xuanzong New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 64
Collocations
- 门之外 (門之外) 劍及於寢門之外 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 10
- 雉门 (雉門) 雉門及兩觀災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 6
- 四门 (四門) 賓于四門 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 6
- 桐门 (桐門) 圍宋門于桐門 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 门及 (門及) 雉門及兩觀災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 5
- 门中 (門中) 死於門中 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
- 稷门 (稷門) 能投蓋於稷門 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
- 寝门 (寢門) 寢門闢矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
- 郭门 (郭門) 寅閉郭門 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3
- 人门 (人門) 一人門于句鼆 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3