門
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Translingual
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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
Related characters
- 门 (Simplified Chinese)
Further reading
- KangXi: 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
trad. | 門 | |
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simp. | 门 | |
alternative forms | 𨳇 閅/𮤫 门 |
Glyph origin
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Bronze inscriptions | Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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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.
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
![](Images/wiktionary/Colorful_hutong_gate_in_Beijing.jpg.webp)
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 ― ménlù ― way of doing something
- family
- school; sect; school of thought; tradition
- 佛門/佛门 ― fómén ― Buddhism
- 門生/门生 ― ménshēng ― 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。/这门生意不好做。 ― 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.]
- Nǐ zhè yī mén xīnsī, shéi cāidé dào? [Pinyin]
- Who could have guessed all that in your mind?
你这一门心思,谁猜得到? [MSC, simp.]
- 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)
- (anatomy) hilum of an organ
- a surname
Synonyms
- (gate): 閘/闸 (zhá)
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 門, 戶 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 門 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 門 |
Taiwan | 門 | |
Tianjin | 門 | |
Chengde | 門 | |
Tangshan | 門 | |
Cangzhou | 門兒 | |
Baoding | 門 | |
Shijiazhuang | 門 | |
Chifeng | 門 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 門 | |
Heihe | 門 | |
Qiqihar | 門 | |
Harbin | 門 | |
Jiamusi | 門 | |
Baicheng | 門 | |
Changchun | 門 | |
Tonghua | 門 | |
Shenyang | 門 | |
Dandong | 門 | |
Jinzhou | 門 | |
Dalian | 門 | |
Yantai | 門 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 門, 門子 | |
Zhucheng | 門 | |
Jinan | 門 | |
Jining | 門 | |
Wanrong | 門 | |
Shangqiu | 門 | |
Yuanyang | 門 | |
Zhengzhou | 門 | |
Lingbao | 門 | |
Xinyang | 門 | |
Baihe | 門 | |
Hanzhong | 門 | |
Xi'an | 門 | |
Baoji | 門 | |
Yinchuan | 門 | |
Tianshui | 門 | |
Lanzhou | 門 | |
Dunhuang | 門 | |
Xining | 門 | |
Hami | 門 | |
Ürümqi | 門 | |
Wuhan | 門 | |
Yichang | 門 | |
Xiangyang | 門 | |
Tianmen | 門 | |
Hong'an | 門 | |
Chengdu | 門 | |
Nanchong | 門 | |
Dazhou | 門 | |
Hanyuan | 門 | |
Xichang | 門 | |
Zigong | 門 | |
Chongqing | 門 | |
Guiyang | 門 | |
Zunyi | 門 | |
Bijie | 門 | |
Liping | 門 | |
Zhaotong | 門 | |
Dali | 門 | |
Kunming | 門 | |
Mengzi | 門 | |
Guilin | 門 | |
Liuzhou | 門 | |
Jishou | 門 | |
Changde | 門 | |
Anqing | 門 | |
Xuzhou | 門 | |
Fuyang | 門 | |
Wuhu | 門 | |
Yangzhou | 門 | |
Lianyungang | 門 | |
Lianshui | 門 | |
Nanjing | 門 | |
Hefei | 門 | |
Nantong | 門 | |
Malaysia | 門 | |
Singapore | 門 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 門 |
Hong Kong | 門 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 門 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 門 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 門 | |
Dongguan | 門 | |
Yangjiang | 門 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 門 |
Lichuan | 門 | |
Pingxiang | 門 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 門 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 門 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 門 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 門 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 門 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 門 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 門 | |
Hong Kong | 門 | |
Kuching (Hepo) | 門 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 門 |
Shexian | 門 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 門, 門子 |
Pingyao | 門 | |
Yangyuan | 門 | |
Datong | 門 | |
Xinzhou | 門子 | |
Lishi | 門 | |
Linfen | 門 | |
Changzhi | 門, 門子 | |
Linhe | 門 | |
Jining | 門 | |
Hohhot | 門 | |
Erenhot | 門 | |
Pingshan | 門兒 | |
Zhangjiakou | 門 | |
Handan | 門兒 | |
Linzhou | 門 | |
Suide | 門 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 門 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 門 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 門 |
New Taipei (Tamsui) | 門 | |
New Taipei (Pingxi) | 門 | |
Kaohsiung | 門 | |
Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 門 | |
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 門 | |
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 門 | |
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 門 | |
Yilan (Toucheng) | 門 | |
Tainan | 門 | |
Tainan (Anping) | 門 | |
Penghu (Xiyu) | 門 | |
Chaozhou | 門 | |
Shantou | 門 | |
Jieyang | 門 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 門 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 門 | |
Leizhou | 門 | |
Haikou | 門 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 門 |
Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 門 |
Suzhou | 門 | |
Danyang | 門 | |
Hangzhou | 門 | |
Wenzhou | 門 | |
Jinhua | 門 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 門 |
Xiangxiang | 門 | |
Shuangfeng | 門 |
- (large gun classifier): 尊 (zūn)
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 門 (mon)
- → Korean: 문(門) (mun)
- → Vietnamese: môn (門)
Others:
- Wutunhua: men
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
- “門”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學/香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
![](Images/wiktionary/Japanese_abbreviation_kanji_mon.png.webp)
Kanji
(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: もん (mon, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: ぼん (bon)
- Kun: かど (kado, 門, Jōyō); いえ (ie, 門); と (to, 門); みうち (miuchi, 門)
- Nanori: かな (kana); と (to); ひろ (hiro); ゆき (yuki)
Compounds
- 長門 (Nagato)
- 鳴門 (Naruto)
- 毘沙門天 (Bishamonten)
Alternative forms
- (ryakuji) 门 [U+95E8]
Etymology 1
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門 |
もん Grade: 2 |
goon |
From Middle Chinese 門 (MC muən).
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) もん [móꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [mõ̞ɴ]
Noun
門 • (mon)
- a gate
- (religion) a sect, school of thought
- (biology) a phylum, division
- Short for 門限 (mongen): a curfew
Derived terms
- 雷門 (Kaminarimon)
Related terms
- (Taxonomy) 生物の分類 (seibutsunobunrui); ドメイン (domein, “domain”), 界 (kai, “kingdom”), 門 (mon, “phylum”), 綱 (kō, “class”), 目 (moku, “order”), 科 (ka, “family”), 屬 (zoku, “genus”), 種 (shu, “species”) (Category: ja:Taxonomy)
Counter
門 • (-mon)
- counter for cannons or large guns
Affix
門 • (mon)
- doorway, exit and entrance
- clan, family, kin
- teaching institution
- set of academic doctrines
- Used in Sanskrit transliterations
Derived terms
- 部門 (bumon)
- 専門 (senmon)
- 門戸 (monko, “family”)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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門 |
かど Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
⟨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
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) かど [káꜜdò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ka̠do̞]
Noun
門 • (kado)
- a gate, portal
- an entrance, gateway, opening
- a clan, family, kin
Derived terms
- 帝 (mikado)
Proper noun
門 • (Kado)
- a surname
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term |
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門 |
と Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 門 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 門, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 門 (MC muən).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mun]
- Phonetic hangul: [문]
Hanja
Wikisource門 (eumhun 문 문 (mun mun))
- Hanja form? of 문 (“gate; door; gateway; portal”).
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
- 御門 (mi1kado1)
Descendants
- Japanese: 門 (kado)
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
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4386)
- 和加加都乃以都母等夜奈枳以都母以都母於母加古比須須奈理麻之都都母
- waga katu no2 itumoto2 yanagi2 itu mo itu mo omo ka ko1pi1susu narimasitutu mo
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 20, poem 4386)
Vietnamese
Han character
門: Hán Nôm readings: môn, món, mon
- subject, discipline
- (only in compounds) band, gang, clique
Zhuang
Pronoun
門
- Sawndip form of mwngz