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See also: 鬥 ,
门 ,
問 , and 𠁣𠃛
Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
Han character
門 (Kangxi radical 169, 門 +0, 8 strokes, cangjie input 日弓 (AN ), four-corner 77777 , composition ⿰𠁣 𠃛 )
Kangxi radical #169, ⾨ .
Shuowen Jiezi radical №438
Derived characters
Appendix:Chinese radical/門
們 , 𠵘 , 𡍜 , 𪩴 , 㥃 , 捫 , 𣶯 , 𪺿 , 椚 , 𦝋 , 𦁺 , 鍆 , 𪘶 , 𡮉
問 , 悶 , 𢛩 , 焛 , 聞 , 誾 , 𨉖 , 𢠶 , 𢡙 , 𢡥 , 菛 , 𭑙 , 𮅘 , 𮦗 , 𤩟 , 𡾧 , 𤷱 , 𡮆
Further reading
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1329 , character 53
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41208
Dae Jaweon: page 1833, character 38
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4281, character 1
Unihan data for U+9580
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
蔄
*roːs, *mruːns
闅
*min, *mrɯn, *mɯn
閩
*mrɯn, *mɯn
蕄
*mɯːŋ, *mrɯːŋ
門
*mɯːn
捫
*mɯːn
悶
*mɯːns
聞
*mɯn, *mɯns
閿
*mɯn
問
*mɯns
Pictogram (象形 ) : a gate. Compare 戶 (OC *ɡʷaːʔ , “(one) door”), which is half of this character (𠁣 ).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-muːr ( “ mouth; lip; to hold in mouth; to chew; face; gills ” ) (STEDT). Cognate with Tibetan མུར་བ ( mur ba , “ to masticate ” ) , Tibetan མུར་འགྲམ ( mur 'gram , “ jawbone; cheek ” ) , Mizo hmûi ( “ lips; upper lip ” ) and 吻 (OC *mɯnʔ , “lips; corner of the lips”).
“-gate”
Semantic loan from English -gate , which is a back-formation from Watergate . Also influenced by Japanese 羅生門 .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : mén (men2 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄇㄣˊ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : men2
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : mén
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : мын (mɨn, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : mun4
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : mun4
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : mon3
Gan (Wiktionary ) : miin4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : mùn
(Hailu , HRS ) : mun
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : mun2
Jin (Wiktionary ) : meng1
Northern Min (KCR ) : mô̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : muòng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): mue2 / mui2 / mong2 / muong2
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : mn̂g / mûi / bûn
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : mung5 / meng5
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : mui5 / mung5
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : mun4
Wu (Northern , Wugniu ) : 6 men / 2 men
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : men5 / men2
Note :
mue2/mui2 - vernacular;
mong2/muong2 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Taipei , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Hsinchu , Lukang , Sanxia , Kinmen , Magong , Jinjiang , Philippines )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou , Yilan , Penang , Medan )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , Jinjiang , General Taiwanese )
Note :
mn̂g/mûi - vernacular;
bûn - literary.
Note : meng5 - Jieyang, Chaoyang.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : mui5 / mung5
Sinological IPA : /mui²²/, /muŋ²²/
Note :
mui5 - vernacular;
mung5 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
門
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
mén
Middle Chinese
‹ mwon ›
Old Chinese
/*mˁə/
English
gate, door
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
門
Reading #
1/1
No.
8960
Phonetic component
門
Rime group
文
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
門
Old Chinese
/*mɯːn/
門/门
Definitions
門
gate ; door ; entrance ; opening ; portal (Classifier : 扇 m mn ; 道 m c ; 度 c ; 條 / 条 c ; 隻 / 只 c ; 片 mn )
valve ; switch
way of doing something; knack
門 路/ 门 路 ― mén lù ― way of doing something
family
school ; sect ; school of thought ; tradition
佛門 / 佛门 ― fómén ― Buddhism
門 生/ 门 生 ― mén shēng ― disciple of a particular tradition
class ; category
( taxonomy ) phylum ; division
( logic , electronics ) logic gate
Classifier for lessons , subjects , branches of technology , and languages . ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
Classifier for livelihoods , trades , skills , businesses , etc.
這 門 生意 不好 做 。 [MSC , trad. ] 这 门 生意 不好 做 。 [MSC , simp. ] Zhè mén shēngyì bùhǎo zuò. It's a tough business.
Classifier for thoughts , ideas , or emotions , particularly those forming a system or complex.
你 這 一 門 心思 ,誰 猜 得 到 ? [MSC , trad. ] 你 这 一 门 心思 ,谁 猜 得 到 ? [MSC , simp. ] Nǐ zhè yī mén xīnsī, shéi cāidé dào? Who could have guessed all that in your mind?
Classifier for marriage , romantic , or family relations .
說 成 一 門 親事 / 说 成 一 门 亲事 ― shuō chéng yī mén qīnshì ― to successfully make a match
Classifier for large guns .
-gate ( a suffix combined with keywords to form the names of scandals )
艷照 門 / 艳照 门 ― Yànzhàomén ― Edison Chen photo scandal (literally, “explicit photo scandal ”)
( anatomy ) hilum of an organ
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
門 (“door”)
( large gun classifier ) : 尊 (zūn )
Compounds
Descendants
Others :
See also
(Taxonomy ) 生物分類學 / 生物分类学 ; 域 (yù , “domain ”), 界 (jiè , “kingdom ”), 門 / 门 (mén , “phylum ”), 綱 / 纲 (gāng , “class ”), 目 (mù , “order ”), 科 (kē , “family ”), 屬 / 属 (shǔ , “genus ”), 種 / 种 (zhǒng , “species ”) (Category: zh:Taxonomy )
References
Japanese
Ryakuji for 門 . Compare derived ryakuji for 間 and 開 , and simplified Chinese 门 ( mén ) .
Kanji
門
(Second grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 門 (MC mwon ).
Pronunciation
Noun
門( もん ) • (mon )
a gate
( religion ) a sect , school of thought
( biology ) a phylum , division
Short for 門限 ( mongen ) : a curfew
Coordinate terms
(Taxonomy ) 生物( せいぶつ ) の分類( ぶんるい ) ( seibutsu no bunrui ) ; ドメイン ( domein , “ domain ” ) , 界( かい ) ( kai , “ kingdom ” ) , 門( もん ) ( mon , “ phylum ” ) , 綱( こう ) ( kō , “ class ” ) , 目( もく ) ( moku , “ order ” ) , 科( か ) ( ka , “ family ” ) , 属( ぞく ) ( zoku , “ genus ” ) , 種( しゅ ) ( shu , “ species ” ) (Category: ja:Taxonomy )
Derived terms
Counter
門( もん ) • (-mon )
counter for cannons or large guns
Affix
門( もん ) • (mon )
doorway , exit and entrance
clan , family , kin
teaching institution
set of academic doctrines
Used in Sanskrit transliterations
Derived terms
Etymology 2
⟨kado1 ⟩ → */kadʷo/ → /kado/
From Old Japanese .
The final -do is cognate with 戸 ( to , “ door ” ) . Compare 籠 ( kago , “ basket ” ) , which is cognate with 籠 ( ko ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
門( かど ) • (kado )
a gate , portal
an entrance , gateway , opening
a clan , family , kin
Derived terms
Proper noun
門( かど ) • (Kado )
a surname
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 門 – see the following entry.
(This term, 門 , is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 門 (MC mwon ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
門 (eumhun 문 문 ( mun mun ) )
hanja form? of 문 ( “ gate ; door ; gateway ; portal ” )
Compounds
Compounds
창문 (窓門 , changmun )
부문 (部門 , bumun )
후문 (後門 , humun )
정문 (正門 , jeongmun )
성문 (城門 , seongmun )
명문 (名門 , myeongmun )
가문 (家門 , gamun )
교문 (校門 , gyomun )
전문 (專門 , jeonmun )
전문가 (專門家 , jeonmun'ga )
문외한 (門外漢 , munoehan )
자동문 (自動門 , jadongmun )
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Old Japanese
Etymology 1
The final -do is cognate with 戸 ( to1 , “ door ” ) .
Noun
門 (kado1 ) (kana かど )
a gate , portal
an entrance , gateway , opening
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
門 (kadu ) (kana かづ )
( regional , Central Eastern Old Japanese ) Same as カド甲 ( kado1 ) above
Vietnamese
Han character
門 : Hán Nôm readings: môn , món , mon
chữ Hán form of môn ( “ subject , discipline ; door , entrance ” ) .
Compounds
Zhuang
Pronoun
門
Sawndip form of mwngz