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闷

mèn

depressed; bored; dull

A person sits by a rainy window, chin in hand
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Character

闷 mēn

Strokes
7
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 连续几个月没有进展,团队成员都显得很闷。 Liánxù jǐ gè yuè méiyǒu jìnzhǎn, tuánduì chéngyuán dōu xiǎnde hěn mèn. After several months without progress, the team members all seemed rather depressed.
  • 他心里很闷,一个人坐在河边不说话。 Tā xīnlǐ hěn mèn, yí ge rén zuò zài hébiān bù shuōhuà. He felt gloomy and sat by the river alone without speaking.
  • 下了一整天雨,待在家里闷得慌。 Xià le yì zhěng tiān yǔ, dāi zài jiā lǐ mèn de huang. It rained all day, and being stuck at home is dreadfully dull.

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