Chinese symbol for “doorway”
门口
mén kǒu
Traditional: 門口
doorway; gate; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for doorway is 门口 (mén kǒu), defined as: doorway; gate; 个 (gè).
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 “doorway”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 门 (門) | mén | gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure |
| 门道 (門道) | mén dào | doorway; gateway |
| 门首 (門首) | mén shǒu | doorway; gate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 门口.
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; 个 (gè) |
| 进口 (進口) | jìn kǒu | to import; imported |
See also: Japanese symbol for “doorway”.
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.
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