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door
Palaces and large houses had doors that came in a set of two, unlike a “single door 户 [hù].” |
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<suffix>
plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns
person 亻70[rén] + door 门 [mén]
“门” is a door that is only complete as a set of two, so this character is a suffix showing plural usage of people (亻). It is always used after a pronoun or noun indication a person |
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to ask, to inquire
at a door (门) one points out toward the dot (´) and asks (口) what is this for |
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between, among; space, gap
door 门 [mén] + sun 日218[rì]
the portal (门) lets the sun (日) through thanks to the gap between the door and the doorframe |
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simple, concise;
a letter
bamboo 竹216[zhú] + between/room 间 [jiān]
Before paper was invented, Chinese were writing on a flat bamboo (竹) with a little space (间) so their style needed to be simple and concise |
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hear, smell
door (men) + ear (er)
an ear leaning against the door to hear better; because the door is not airtight, one can also smell what's behind the door |
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