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门 mén — “door”
How to write and say the Chinese character 门 (mén), which means door — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 mén
Meaning · 意思 door
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 门 (gate)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
门 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: an open doorway or gate.
A common word常用词
大门
the gate
Example sentence例句
有人在敲门。
Someone's knocking at the door.
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