Pictographic: An open doorway or gateRadical:

meaning for mén:

  • - gate
  • - door
  • - Classifiers: 扇
  • - 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
  • - (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal
  • - derived from Watergate)department
  • - branch
  • - section
  • - division
  • - Classifiers: 个 specialist
  • - specialized
  • - customizeddoorway
  • - gate
  • - Classifiers: 个 the Doors, US rock bandMacao
  • - Aomen
  • - Macau

zhège这个
mén
guānzhe关着

The door is closed.


qǐng
guānshàng关上
mén

Please close the door.


qǐng
dǎkāi打开
mén

Please open the door.


qiāo
le
bàntiān半天
mén
zhōngyú终于
jìnlái进来
le

He knocked on the door for a long time and finally came in.


wǒmen我们
měi
xuéqī学期
bìxū必须
xuǎnxiū选修
liǎng
mén
zhuānyèkè专业课

We have to take two major courses each semester.