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; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (天門) 天 門
simp. (天门) 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. (~市) Tianmen (a sub-prefectural city in Hubei, China)

Descendants

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