mén

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Source form: 門 / 门
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
gate / door / doorway / gateway / opening (CL:扇[shàn]) / valve / switch / other door-like or gate-like structure / way to do sth / knack / method / approach / family / household / lineage / (bound form) sect / school / faction (religious or academic) / (bound form) class / category / division / phylum / classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc / (suffix) -gate (scandal)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

門 门 [men2] /gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])/valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure/way to do sth; knack; method; approach/family; household; lineage/(bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic)/(bound form) class; category; division; phylum/classifier for courses, fields of study, branches of technology, relatives by marriage, guns etc/(suffix) -gate (scandal)/

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Mén

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Source form: 門 / 门
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Men
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-79d0738467706d8b. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

門 门 [Men2] /surname Men/

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