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扪

mén

Character Traditional 捫

What 扪 means

1. lay hands on
2. to cover

Words starting with 扪

• 扪心自问mén xīn zì wènto ask oneself honestly; to search in one's heart
• 扪心无愧mén xīn wú kuìlit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience

Characters built on 门

These share the phonetic component 门 (mén), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
• 问wènto ask; to inquire
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known
• 闷mènbored; depressed; melancholy
• 阌wénwen xiang, Henan province
• 钔ménmendelevium (chemistry)

Sounds the same

Read mén, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 钔mendelevium (chemistry)
• 亹mountain pass; defile (archaic)
• 樠elm; gum
• 𫞩(gem); rouge
• 穈porridge; rice sprouts