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门闩

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noun #24,058

Measure Word

一根门闩 gēn

Meanings

  1. 1 door bolt
  2. 2 door bar
  3. 3 horizontal bar used to secure a door

Examples

HSK 5
她插上门闩，不让任何人进来。
Tā chā shàng ménshuān, bú ràng rènhé rén jìnlái.
She bolted the door so no one could come in.
HSK 5
门闩从里面锁住了门。
Ménshuān cóng lǐmiàn suǒ zhù le mén.
The door bolt locked the door from the inside.
HSK 7-9
木制门闩在农村老房子里很常见。
Mùzhì ménshuān zài nóngcūn lǎo fángzi lǐ hěn chángjiàn.
Wooden door bolts are common in old rural houses.

Tips

memory
门 means door, 闩 is a rare character that depicts a horizontal bar (一) inside a door frame (门) - the character itself is a picture of the bolt in place.

Stroke Order

门 mén
闩 shuān