Chinese symbol for “gatekeeper”
守门人
shǒu mén rén
Traditional: 守門人
gatekeeper
The closest CC-CEDICT match for gatekeeper is 守门人 (shǒu mén rén), defined as: gatekeeper.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “gatekeeper”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 守门人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | zūn shǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative; to guard |
| 守护 (守護) | shǒu hù | to guard; to protect |
| 防守 | fáng shǒu | to defend; to protect (against) |
| 坚守 (堅守) | jiān shǒu | to hold fast to; to stick to |
| 守卫 (守衛) | shǒu wèi | to guard; to defend |
| 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) |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “gatekeeper”.
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.