拱门 (gǒng mén) — arched door; arch | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

arched doorarch

Measure word · 座

Examples

拱门。
Zhè zuò jiàn zhù de dà mén shì yí zuò gāo dà de gǒng mén.
The main entrance of this building is a tall arch.
拱门。
Gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yí dào piào liang de shí tou gǒng mén.
There is a beautiful stone arch in the park.
拱门。
Tā men zhàn zài gǒng mén xià hé yǐng liú niàn.
They stood under the arch and took a group photo.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

拱 gives the arch shape, and 门 gives the door or opening.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

扌共拱

扌手shǒuhand
共共gòng

The shape 拱 combines 扌, a hand, with 共, which shows the pronunciation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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