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Chinese symbol for “shutter”

快门
kuài mén
Traditional: 快門
(photography) shutter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shutter is 快门 (kuài mén), defined as: (photography) shutter.

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

快 kuài
speedy, rapid, quick; soon
radical 61 ⼼ · 7 strokes
门 mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
radical 169 ⾨ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shutter”

WordPinyinMeaning
百叶窗 (百葉窗)bǎi yè chuāngshutter; blind
板bǎnboard; plank

Related words

Other words that share a character with 快门.

WordPinyinMeaning
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful
快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid
尽快 (儘快)jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
加快jiā kuàito accelerate; to speed up; to hasten
赶快 (趕快)gǎn kuàiquickly; at once
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 “shutter”.

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.