Ancient carved pictogram that became 门

THE RADICAL SHED

The gate radical

Radical · doors and openings

门

A double door frame. Rooms, questions that open conversations.

14 of the 19 characters that carry it

Tap a character to open its word family. The shared part is doing the same job in every one.

间B1
房间fángjiānroom时间shíjiāntime间jiānmeasure word for rooms; between洗手间xǐshǒujiānrestroom; toilet
问B1
请问qǐngwènexcuse me; may I ask问wènto ask问题wèntíquestion; problem访问fǎngwènto visit
门B2
出门chūménto go out; to leave home门méndoor; gate门口ménkǒudoorway; entrance门票ménpiàoticket; admission
闻B3
新闻xīnwénnews闻wénto smell闻名wénmíngto be famous; to be renowned丑闻chǒuwénscandal
闹B4
热闹rènaolively; bustling闹nàonoisy闹钟nàozhōngalarm clock胡闹húnàoto make a scene; to act up; to make troubl
阅B4
阅读yuèdúto read订阅dìngyuèto subscribe to阅览yuèlǎnto read阅历yuèlìto experience
闭B5
闭幕式bìmùshìclosing ceremony关闭guānbìto close闭bìto close倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
闲B5
闲xiánidle; not busy休闲xiūxiánleisure空闲kòngxiánfree; unoccupied; spare time闲话xiánhuàcasual chat; gossip; to chat idly
阔B6
广阔guǎngkuòwide开阔kāikuòwide宽阔kuānkuòwide; spacious; broad阔绰kuòchuòextravagant
闪B6
闪shǎnto flash闪电shǎndiànlightning闪烁shǎnshuòto twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive
闯B6
闯chuǎngto rush
闷B7
沉闷chénmènoppressive; gloomy烦闷fánmènmoody闷mēnstuffy闷热mēnrèhot and stuffy; sultry; stifling
阐B7
阐释chǎnshìto explain阐述chǎnshùto expound
阀B7
阀门fáménvalve
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