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.

1

Spot 门

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

2

Use the meaning clue

Use 门 to guess the broad meaning area: door; enclosure.

3

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.

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What stays the same, what changes?

These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 门.

们=
亻+门
menHSK 3.0 · L1

plural marker for pronouns and some nouns

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闯=
门+马
chuǎngHSK 3.0 · L6

to rush in, to charge in, to burst in

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Additional indexed matches

Some matches have only a partial visual index. Open a character to see whether a complete decomposition is available; partial data is never shown as an equation.

闩shuān扪mén闫yàn闳hóng闶kāng闵mǐn闰rùn闱wéi钔mén阀fá阁gé闺guī阂hé闾lǘ闽mǐn闼tà阄jiū阃kǔn阆láng訚yín阅yuè阐chǎn阊chāng阇dū阍hūn阌wén阋xì阉yān阏è阎yán阈yù阑lán阒qù阕què阖hé阙quē阗tián阚hǎn
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Words you can read next

These words contain characters from the 门 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.