Chinese symbol for “gate”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gate is 门 (mén), defined as: gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇 (shàn)); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栅门 (柵門) | zhà mén | gate; door with grating |
| 门口 (門口) | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 大门 (大門) | dà mén | entrance; door |
| 门岗 (門崗) | mén gǎng | gate |
| 闳 (閎) | hóng | big; gate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 门.
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gate”.
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.