天門

Chinese

day; sky; heaven
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (天門)
simp. (天门)

Pronunciation


Noun

天門

  1. (Chinese mythology) gate to the Heavenly Palace
  2. (historical) gate to the imperial palace
  3. (anatomy) centre of the forehead
  4. Short for 天門冬天门冬 (tiānméndōng, “Chinese asparagus”).

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Proper noun

天門

  1. () Tianmen (a sub-prefectural city in Hubei, China)

Descendants

  • English: Tianmen, T'ien-men, Tienmen
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