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Chinese symbol for “popular”

热门
rè mén
Traditional: 熱門
popular; hot; in vogue

The closest CC-CEDICT match for popular is 热门 (rè mén), defined as: popular; hot; in vogue.

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

热 rè
heat, fever, zeal
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
门 mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
radical 169 ⾨ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “popular”

WordPinyinMeaning
抢手 (搶手)qiǎng shǒu(of goods) popular; in great demand
吃香chī xiāngpopular; in demand
红 (紅)hóngred; popular
民间 (民間)mín jiānamong the people; popular
大众 (大眾)dà zhòngthe masses; the great bulk of the population

Related words

Other words that share a character with 热门.

WordPinyinMeaning
热情 (熱情)rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
热烈 (熱烈)rè lièenthusiastic; ardent
热带 (熱帶)rè dàithe tropics; tropical
热点 (熱點)rè diǎnhot spot; point of special interest
部门 (部門)bù méndepartment; branch
专门 (專門)zhuān ménspecialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)
门口 (門口)mén kǒudoorway; gate

See also: Japanese symbol for “popular”.

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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