Learn 门

mén

door

Recognize 门, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.

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The Other Door

1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 门

Alex arrived five minutes early and waited beside a blue door. He checked the time, put his phone away, and leaned against the wall.

Ten minutes later, Lin called.

“I’m outside,” he said.

“So am I.”

He looked along the street. Two buildings down, Lin was waving beside another blue door.

Alex opened her message again. He had remembered the door and missed the address.

The building in front of him was a bakery. Lin was outside the repair shop.

He joined her with the broken desk lamp in his tote.

“Same door,” he said.

“Different building.” Lin tried the handle. “门. Mén. Door.”

The repair shop was still closed. Through its window, someone was putting on a coat.

A moment later, the owner opened the door and waved them in. Alex lifted the lamp from his bag.

“Were you waiting long?” the owner asked.

“Here? Hardly at all.”

Lin stepped inside before he could explain the distinction.

门

门 means door or gate; its traditional form is 門. 开门 means to open a door.

开门kāi ménto open a door

Which character means door?

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