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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| many, plural marker for persons
men
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亻
门
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Left: person 亻, right: gate 门/門
(A single door is not enough.) For the persons you need a gate, if they are many.
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门
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| gate, door
mén
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门
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This character was simplified from 門
Image of a gate
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间
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| between, among, to separate
jiān, jiàn
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间
门
日
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: sun 日
The gate 門 has two wings (with a gap) and the sun shines between.
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问
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to ask, to inquire after
wèn
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门
口
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Outside: gate 门/門, below: mouth 口
The mouth at the gate is asking.
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简
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| simple, uncomplicated, letter (=formerly bamboo strips)
jiǎn
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竹
间
门
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Top: bamboo 竹, below: gap/space 间/間 (The sun 日 shines though the gate 门/門 due to a gap.)
(With a fence, it is time-consuming to cut the elements to fit precisely and without gaps). If you build bamboo on a gap (= with spaces in between), you make it very simple.
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闻
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to hear, well-known, famous, to smell or sniff
wén
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门
耳
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: ear 耳
You put your ear to the gate to hear and smell.
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闹
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| noisy, cacophonous, to make noise, to fall ill
nào
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门
市
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: city, market 市 (You will get covers 亠 and cloth 巾 in the city on the market.)
Inside the gates of the city: it is noisy.
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阅
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to inspect/review (troops), to peruse, to read
yuè
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门
兑
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: money transfer 兑 (Going out 丷 from my elder brother 兄 money transactions take place.) [brother 兄 = big mouth 口 on legs 儿]
At the gate you need to pay and are inspected. OR: At the gate 门 my older brother 兄 has to raise his arms 丷 and is inspected.
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闭
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to close, stop up, shut, obstruct
bì
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门
才
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: talent/years of age 才 (If the big man 大 balances on one foot, he is talented, but here: he kicks) [Or: key ノ in a keyhole ナ]
The person kicks against the gate, because it is closed.
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润
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| smooth, lubricate, moist
rùn
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氵
门
王
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Left: water 氵, right: 闰 (gate 门/門 and king 王)
With water the gate of the king became smooth and lubricated.
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闲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| leisure, free time, unoccupied, not busy
xián
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门
木
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: tree 木
Through the gate out to the trees, when you are at leisure.
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闯
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to dash, to rush, charge, to break through
chuǎng
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门
马
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: horse 马/馬
Through the gate the horses are dashing away.
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闪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| spark, flickering, flash, lightning, to sprain
shǎn
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门
人
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: person 人
When the person (jumped) through the gate, it happened quickly like a flash, and he sprained.
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闷
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| stuffy, depressed, melancholy, bored
mēn, mèn
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门
心
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: heart 心
The gate limits the heart: That's stuffy and you get depressed.
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阐
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to disclose, express, to enlighten, clarify
chǎn
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门
单
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: single, merely 单 (It shines 丷 the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [with nine planets, including Pluto] as the single one.)
The reason why he was at the gate as a single, he had to disclose (to the guard).
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搁
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to place, to put aside, to shelve
gē
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扌
门
各
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Left: hand 扌, right: pavilion 阁 (Behind the gate 门 everybody 各 has his pavilion.)
By hand they direct you in the pavilion to: your place.
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阔
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| rich, wide, vast, broad, expansive
kuò
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门
氵
舌
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: life, activity 活 (= water 氵on the tongue 舌)
When I leave out of the gate, I get activity in a rich vast way.
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阂
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to obstruct, be blocked
hé
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门
亥
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: (zodiac) pig 亥
If the pigs are within the gate, they form an obstruction.
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阀
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JLPT no HSK |
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| clique, faction, valve (loanword)
fá
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门
亻
戈
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: to cut down, fell 伐 (A person 亻with a halberd 戈 is cutting down.)
It's like a gate with a guarding person (person with a halberd): the valve.
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澜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| swelling water, overflowing
lán
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氵
门
柬
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Left: water 氵, right: railing, balustrade 阑 (At the gate 门/門 is made of wood 木 with handles 日: a railing)
The water at the balustrade is: a swelling water.
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阎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gate to a lane / community
yán
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门
臽
臼
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: pitfall 臽 (falling person ⺈ over a pit trap 臼, but here: 臼 as a lane with houses on both sides E 彐)
Through this gate the person comes to the residential street: The entrance gate.
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悯
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to sympathize, to pity, to feel compassion for
mǐn
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忄
门
文
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Left: feeling 忄, right: 闵 (gate 门/門, text/language 文)
(He is in the pillory) The feeling when his name is on the gate is to: sympathize.
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娴
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to be skilled at, refined, elegant
xián
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女
门
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Left: woman 女, right: leasure, free time 闲 (Through the gate 门/門 out to the trees 木, when you are at leisure)
(With experience, the work goes faster) If the woman wants free time, she has to be skilled.
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闸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| gear, brake, sluice, electric switch
zhá
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门
甲
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: armor, shield 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田)
(It can be open or closed) The gate is like a switchable shielding, switchable just like: the gear of a gearbox.
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闽
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JLPT no HSK |
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| abbr. for Fujian 福建 province in the Min dynasty
mǐn
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门
虫
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: insect 虫
An insect at the gate stands for the Fujian-province.
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闺
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JLPT no HSK |
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| lady's chamber, boudoir, small arched door
guī
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门
圭
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: piled earth 圭 (Together with person 亻/人 this means: 'beautiful' 佳 (The person strutting 行 on the mounded street 街 is beautiful 佳)
Behind the gate is for the 'beautiful', the: lady's chamber.
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阙
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JLPT no HSK |
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| fault, deficiency, mistake
quē, què
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门
屰
欠
屮
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked has a lack 欠 and is disobedient.)
(The door is stuck) The gate is 'disobedient': It has a fault.
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闵
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JLPT no HSK |
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| (Family name) Min
mǐn
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门
文
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: text/language 文
At the gate a text at family: Min.
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阑
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JLPT no HSK |
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| railing, balustrade, door-screen, exhausted, late
lán
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门
柬
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: card, letter 柬 (The bundle 束 with two wrapped items 丷 as a: notice or letter.), but here: tree 木 with central handles 日
At the gate is made of wood with handles: a railing.
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阉
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to castrate, a castrate, neuter
yān
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门
奄
电
乚
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Outside: gate 门/門, inside: suddenly 奄 (i.e. a lightning stroke: The big 大 electricity 电 comes suddenly.) [electricity 电 = field 田 with lightning arrester 乚]
(Electric pasture fence? - When climbing over:) the gate, the big electricity made him: a castrate.
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阁
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pavilion (usu. two-storied), cabinet (politics), rack, shelf
gé
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门
各
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Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: every 各 (Sitting cross-legged 夂 on a cushion 口 does everybody.)
Behind the gate everybody has a pavilion.
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榈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| palm tree
lǘ
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木
门
吕
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Left: tree 木, right: 闾 (gate 门/門 and pitchpipe 吕 here: 2 jujube/dates)
The tree at the gate with the 2 jujubes: The palm.
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斓
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JLPT no HSK |
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| multi-colored, brightly colored, gorgeous
lán
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文
门
柬
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Left: Variation of text/language 文, right: railing, balustrade 阑 (At the gate 门/門 is made of wood 木 with handles 日: a railing.)
The texts at the gate in the east 东/東 are colorful and gorgeous.
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