Spot 门
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Meaning clue
门 component
mén · door; enclosure
An enclosing component used in characters connected with doors, rooms, access, and enclosed spaces.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 门
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Use the meaning clue
Use 门 to guess the broad meaning area: door; enclosure.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue门Meaning clue
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Read the inside component as something happening within or through a doorway.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 门 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
问=
+口
们=
亻
间=
+日
闹=
+市
闻=
+耳
闭=
+才
闪=
+人
闯=
+马
闷=
+心
闲=
+木
阔=
+活
闸=
+甲
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 门 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
房间fángjiān
room
HSK 3.0 · L1们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
HSK 3.0 · L1你们nǐmenyou
HSK 3.0 · L1请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?
HSK 3.0 · L1时间shíjiānChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L1他们tāmenthey
HSK 3.0 · L1它们tāmenthey
HSK 3.0 · L1她们tāmenthey
HSK 3.0 · L1问wènto ask
HSK 3.0 · L1问题wèntíquestion
HSK 3.0 · L1我们wǒmenwe
HSK 3.0 · L1间jiānbetween
HSK 3.0 · L2