men2 - gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
Pronunciation Clues:
Pronunciation clue for 门 (men2): The component 门 is pronounced as 'men2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
Example Words:
High Frequency
Pinyin: chu1 men2 Definition: to go on a journey/away from home/exit door/to go out of the door
Pinyin: po4 men2 Definition: to burst or force open a door/to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church)/to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
Pinyin: Jin1 men2 Definition: Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan/Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC
Pinyin: Hong2 men2 yan4 Definition: Feast at Hongmen/fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest/refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽|项羽
Decomposition Levels: Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components. Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page. Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character. If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.