门闩

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ménshuān

noun #24,058

Measure Word

一根门闩 gēn

Meanings

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

Characters

bolt; bar (to secure a door)

Examples

她插上门闩，不让任何人进来。

Tā chā shàng ménshuān, bù ràng rènhé rén jìnlái.

She bolted the door so no one could come in.

门闩从里面锁住了门。

Ménshuān cóng lǐmiàn suǒzhù le mén.

The door bolt locked the door from the inside.

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 (shuān) 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