mén = m + (e)n2
gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)
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How to pronounce 门

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

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+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

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门 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 门 as component

jiàn = ji + an4
gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent
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jiān = ji + an1
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms
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men = m + (e)n5
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
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Words with 门

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department / branch / section / division / CL:個|个[ge4]
to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business
to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)

Sentences with 门

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mén

gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

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