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	gate	Typically simplified to: 门
心	heart	Image 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
闷葫芦	mèn hú lu

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