• 185th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 415 words
  • Component in 144 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mén (Men2)surname Men
2. mén (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

1. Pronunciation clue for mén (men2)The component is pronounced as 'mén' (men2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

出门 (出門)
嗓门 (嗓門)
大门 (大門)
家门 (家門)
专门 (專門)
厦门 (廈門)
敲门 (敲門)
澳门 (澳門)
热门 (熱門)
临门 (臨門)
部门 (部門)
门口 (門口)
开门 (開門)
开门红 (開門紅)
关门 (關門)
龙门 (龍門)

Uncommon

上门 (上門)
串门 (串門)
也门 (也門)
五花八门 (五花八門)
入门 (入門)
冷门 (冷門)
凯旋门 (凱旋門)
前门 (前門)
北门 (北門)
卡门 (卡門)
名门 (名門)
城门 (城門)
天安门 (天安門)
天门 (天門)
对门 (對門)
厦门市 (廈門市)
后门 (後門)
快门 (快門)
房门 (房門)
把门 (把門)
东直门 (東直門)
江门 (江門)
油门 (油門)
海门 (海門)
满门 (滿門)
球门 (球門)
登门 (登門)
石门 (石門)
破门 (破門)
窍门 (竅門)
肛门 (肛門)
脑门 (腦門)
荆门 (荊門)
虎门 (虎門)
西直门 (西直門)
西门 (西門)
西门子 (西門子)
豪门 (豪門)
车门 (車門)
进门 (進門)
过门 (過門)
远门 (遠門)
金门 (金門)
锁门 (鎖門)
门前 (門前)
门外 (門外)
门子 (門子)
门将 (門將)
门店 (門店)
门徒 (門徒)
门户 (門戶)
门框 (門框)
门槛 (門檻)
门派 (門派)
门牙 (門牙)
门神 (門神)
门票 (門票)
门卫 (門衛)
门诊 (門診)
门铃 (門鈴)
门锁 (門鎖)
门面 (門面)
闭门 (閉門)
阿门 (阿門)
鸿门宴 (鴻門宴)

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  • 227th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 371 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shén (shen2)God • unusual • mysterious • soul • spirit • divine essence • lively • spiritual being • CL:個|个[ge4] • abbr. for 神舟[Shen2 zhou1]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shén (shen2)The component is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

眼神 
神功 
神奇 
神秘 
神经 (神經)
精神 
财神 (財神)
龙马精神 (龍馬精神)

Uncommon

二郎神 
天神 
女神 
安神 
封神榜 
心神 
爱神 (愛神)
提神 
死神 
灶神 
留神 
神人 
神仙 
神伤 (神傷)
神州 
神往 
神情 
神曲 
神殿 
神气 (神氣)
神游 
神父 
神童 
神笔 (神筆)
神经病 (神經病)
神经质 (神經質)
神圣 (神聖)
神话 (神話)
神速 
神采 
神雕侠侣 (神雕俠侶)
神韵 (神韻)
精神病 
财神爷 (財神爺)
走神 
门神 (門神)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.