懂中文 Dong Chinese

悶

mèn, mēn

gloomy

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

門 sound component

門  Sound component

mén

  

door

Evolution

悶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
悶 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

闷 (悶) 

mèn

gloomy, depressed, melancholy; bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed

闷 (悶) 

mēn

stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly

Most common words with 悶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

郁闷

gloomy

闷

bored

沉闷

heavy

纳闷

puzzled

闷闷不乐

depressed

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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