The character 门 — “door”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 门 is read mén and means “door”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 门
门 has 3 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 门, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 门 is made of
A picture of a doorway.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 门
- 门票admission ticketHSK 2
- 门口entrance, doorwayHSK 2
- 出门leave homeHSK 2
- 上门come to one's homeHSK 4
- 部门departmentHSK 4
- 专门specially; specializedHSK 4
- 门诊outpatient clinicHSK 5
- 入门learn the basics; introductory courseHSK 6
- 热门popular, in demandHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 门?
门 has 3 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 门 mean?
门 means “door”. It appears in 门票 (“admission ticket”), 门口 (“entrance”), 出门 (“leave home”), 上门 (“come to one's home”).
How do you pronounce 门?
门 is read mén. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 门 have?
3 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 门 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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