Outer
门 — the gate radical (simplified from
門 in 1956), indexing radical for
问. Pictographically a pair of doors hinged on either side. The traditional
問 was filed under
口 (mouth), but the simplified character is indexed under
门. Supplies the sound too (mén → wèn, an old labial-initial shift visible across the men/wen pair, e.g.
闻).