Chinese symbol for “passageway”
门洞
mén dòng
Traditional: 門洞
passageway; archway
The closest CC-CEDICT match for passageway is 门洞 (mén dòng), defined as: passageway; archway.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “passageway”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda |
| 过道 (過道) | guò dào | passageway; corridor |
| 楼道 (樓道) | lóu dào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 门洞.
| 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 |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak; hole |
| 洞穴 | dòng xué | cave; cavern |
See also: Japanese symbol for “passageway”.
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.