門 · mén

door; gate

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#169

Kangxi

8

Strokes

#45

Frequency

Visual hint

A gate with two sides; the simplified form is 门.

Often relates to doors, entering and exiting, enclosed spaces, or households.

outsideisolado

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

門门

3 examples

门

mén

door

HSK 1

问

wèn

to ask

HSK 1

间

jiān

room; between

HSK 1

The radical 門/门 often encloses another component inside.

Think of 门 as a door frame with space inside.

冂: 门 is door with additional inner/top detail in simplified form; 冂 is a simple outer frame.
问: 门 is the door radical; 问 means ask and contains 门 outside with 口 inside.

What is the radical in the character 问?