mēn, mèn

stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly

Radical: 门 HSK 7 v, a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

闷 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 闷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 闷.

忧闷
yōu mèn
depressed
愁闷
chóu mèn
憋闷
biē men
to feel oppressed
排闷
pái mèn
散闷
sàn mèn
to divert oneself from melancholy
殚闷
dān mèn
to faint
沉闷
chén mèn
oppressive (of weather)
烦闷
fán mèn
moody
纳闷
nà mèn
puzzled
胸闷
xiōng mēn
chest pain
苦闷
kǔ mèn
depressed
解闷
jiě mèn
to relieve boredom or melancholy

Related characters (radical 门)

Characters that share the radical .

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