门闩 (mén shuān) — door bolt, latch bar (for securing a door)

Definition

A door bolt or latch bar — a horizontal sliding rod (wood or metal) that secures a door from the inside, distinct from a padlock or chain lock.

noun

door boltlatch bar (for securing a door)

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Tā suí shǒu bǎ mén shuān chā shàng le.
He casually slid the door bolt into place.
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Zhè mén shuān shì tiě zuò de, hěn jiē shi.
This door bolt is made of iron and is very sturdy.
门闩。
Wǎn shàng jì de jiǎn chá mén shuān shì fǒu suǒ hǎo.
Remember to check whether the door bolt is locked at night.

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.

门 is door and 闩 means bolt or bar, so together they refer to a bar that secures a door.

Characters in this word

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閂; 闩 is its simplified writing.

門一閂

The traditional form 閂 shows 門 (gate) with 一 (crossbar) across it, sealing the gate closed. The simplified 闩 is a shorthand.

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