How to write 门 (mén, “gate”)

门 (mén), an HSK 2 character, means “gate”, “valve” and “way to do sth”. It is HSK 2 in the 2025 syllabus, up from level 1 in the 2021 standard. The traditional form is 門, 8 strokes instead of 3. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 出门 (“to go out”), 门口 (“doorway”) and 门票 (“ticket”). Japanese keeps the traditional 門, read mon (“gate”).

Pinyin

mén

Strokes

3

HSK

2

Radical

门 (“gate”)

Traditional

門