Chinese symbol for “door”
门户
mén hù
Traditional: 門戶
door; strategic gateway; portal; faction
The closest CC-CEDICT match for door is 门户 (mén hù), defined as: door; strategic gateway; portal; faction; sect; family status.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “door”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 门 (門) | mén | gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure |
| 阖 (闔) | hé | door; to close |
| 门子 (門子) | mén zi | door; doorman (old) |
| 门扇 (門扇) | mén shàn | door; the opening panel of a door |
| 户 (戶) | hù | a household; door |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 门户.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 部门 (部門) | bù mén | department; branch |
| 专门 (專門) | zhuān mén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose) |
| 门口 (門口) | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 出门 (出門) | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
| 大门 (大門) | dà mén | entrance; door |
| 热门 (熱門) | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 用户 (用戶) | yòng hù | user; consumer |
| 客户 (客戶) | kè hù | client; customer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “door”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.