门 (門) mén

  1. 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)
  2. mén noun phylum; division
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Biology
    Notes: (Guoyu '門' n 8)
  3. 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)
  4. mén noun Kangxi radical 169
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Gate (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
  5. 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)
  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)
  7. mén noun an opening
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially, an opening in the body (GHDC '门' 3).
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. mén proper noun Men
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (GHDC '门' 11)
  13. mén noun a turning point
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (FE '門' 5; FE '門' 8)
  14. mén noun a method
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '門' 1a, p. 300)
  15. mén noun a sense organ
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '門' 1b, p. 300)

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  • 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