(mén)

HSK 13 strokesTrad.

surname Men

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mén
Meaning
surname Men
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿰⿱丶丨?

An open doorway or gate

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chūmén
HSK 2

to go out

Open 出门 page →
shàngmén
HSK 4

to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live …

Open 上门 page →
mén
HSK 5

entrance door

Open 入门 page →
chuànmén
HSK 7-9

to call on sb; to drop in; to visit sb's home

Open 串门 page →
lěngmén
HSK 7-9

a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)

Open 冷门 page →
sānmén

Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang

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to set one's heart on sth (idiom)

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