gate

Origin & mnemonic

The gate radical derives from an ideographic representation of a gate or doorway in seal script, with two vertical strokes representing the two door panels and a horizontal stroke in the middle forming the frame.

Mnemonic: Picture the two vertical strokes as the door panels and the horizontal frame in the middle, and you'll remember this radical looks like a gate or doorway you walk through.

• 闩shuān🔊

  bolt

  4 strokes

• 闪shǎn🔊

  to dodge

  HSK 4

  5 strokes

• 问wèn🔊

  to ask; to inquire

  HSK 1

  6 strokes

• 闯chuǎng🔊

  to rush

  HSK 5

  6 strokes

• 闭bì🔊

  to close

  HSK 6

  6 strokes

• 闫Yán🔊

  surname Yan

  6 strokes

• 闬hàn🔊

  gate of a village

  6 strokes