huàn mén

Traditional: 宦門

宦门 (huàn mén) is a Chinese word meaning “family of officials; family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)”.

Meanings

  1. 1family of officials
  2. 2family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)

Characters in 宦门

宦huàn · imperial official门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])

Related words

门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men部门department开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door关门to close a door门口doorway专门specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)出门to go out阿门(loanword) amen大门entrance大门the Doors, US rock band后门back door; back gate

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