HSK 2 · Buildings

大门

dà mén

main gate

Stroke order of 大门

2 characters, 6 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

大 · 3 strokes 门 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

大 is a big person with arms out; 门 is a swinging double door: the big door.

Parts: 大 big + 门 gate

The characters in 大门

大 dà — big; large (3 strokes)
门 mén — door; gate (3 strokes)

Example sentence

学校的大门开了。

The school's main gate is open.

Words with 大

大学university 大学生college student 大big; large 不大not very; not often 大人adult; grown-up 大家everyone 长大to grow up 大自然nature 大海sea; ocean 大声loudly 大衣overcoat 大部分most; the greater part 大多数the vast majority 大量a large amount 大小size 大大greatly 大夫doctor 大使馆embassy

Words with 门

门票admission ticket 门door; gate 门口doorway; entrance 出门to go out 部门department 专门special; specially

More words: Buildings

院courtyard; institution 院子courtyard; yard 入口entrance 出口exit; to export 墙wall 座位seat 住房housing 灯lamp; light 洗衣机washing machine 椅子chair 洗澡to take a bath

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