Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.
Components
心 Meaning component
xīn heart
Notes
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Historical Evolution
悶
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
悶
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
悶
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
悶
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
悶
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悶
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闷 / 悶 [mēn]
stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly
闷 / 悶 [mèn]
bored; depressed; melancholy; sealed; airtight; tightly closed
Japanese
agony; anguish
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
悶 もん
Mon given name
CHINESE WORDS (31)
郁闷 [yùmèn] #4,620
gloomy
沉闷 [chénmèn] #13,516
oppressive (of weather)
纳闷 [nàmèn] #15,473
puzzled
闷闷不乐 [mènmènbùlè] #12,683
depressed
苦闷 [kǔmèn] #23,311
depressed
闷热 [mēnrè] #26,848
sultry
解闷 [jiěmèn] #27,011
to relieve boredom or melancholy
烦闷 [fánmèn] #31,660
moody
生闷气 [shēngmènqì] #29,366
to seethe
憋闷 [biēmen] #41,025
to feel oppressed
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
苦悶 [くもん] #8,876
anguish
悶える [もだえる] #9,066
to writhe (in pain)
悶絶 [もんぜつ] #14,041
fainting in agony
悶々 [もんもん] #15,052
anguished
悶着 [もんちゃく] #21,304
trouble
身悶える [みもだえる] #23,149
to writhe (in agony)
身悶え [みもだえ] #24,947
writhing (in agony)
煩悶 [はんもん] #29,365
worry
悶死 [もんし] #72,211
death in agony
憂悶 [ゆうもん] #77,666
anguish
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KOREAN WORDS (2)