神武门

神武門
Shénwǔmén
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Gate of Divine Prowess, the north gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing

Examples

HSK 7-9
Shénwǔmén shì Gùgōng de běimén.
The Gate of Divine Prowess is the north gate of the Forbidden City.
HSK 7-9
Yóukè cānguān Gùgōng, yìbān cóng Wǔmén jìn, cóng Shénwǔmén chū.
Visitors to the Forbidden City usually go in by the Meridian Gate and come out by the Gate of Divine Prowess.

Tips

history
It was built in 1420 as the 玄武门, after 玄武, the Black Tortoise of the north. Under the Kangxi emperor it was renamed, because his personal name 玄烨 made 玄 taboo. 景山 Park rises just across the road.

Stroke Order

神 shén
武 wǔ
门 mén