Memory phrase for the character: 闷

闷

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Meaning

stuffy, depressed, melancholy, bored

Pronunciation

mēn, mèn

Explanation

Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: heart 心

Mnemonic


 
The gate limits the heart: That's stuffy and you get depressed.

Radicals

門 gateTypically simplified to: 门
心 heartImage of a heart with coronary arteries.




 Vocabulary

苦闷 kǔ mèn  depressed; dejected; feeling low
沉闷 chén mèn  oppressive (of weather); heavy; depressed; not happy
闷热 mēn rè  sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot
憋闷 biē men  to feel oppressed; to be depressed; to feel dejected
闷葫芦 mèn hú lu  lit. closed gourd; fig. enigma; complete mystery; taciturn person
 


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