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Character Decomposition
闷=门+心
Etymology
heart
Meanings2 pronunciations
mēn
stuffy
shut indoors
to smother
to cover tightly
mèn
bored
depressed
melancholy
sealed
airtight
tightly closed
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Words with 闷 120 total
to feel oppressed · to be depressed · to feel dejected憋闷biē menmoody; gloomy烦闷fán mèndepressed · dejected · feeling low苦闷kǔ mènoppressive (of weather) · heavy · depressed · not happy · (of sound) dull · muffled沉闷chén mènto faint · to swoon · to lose consciousness殚闷dān mènmuffled thunder · (fig.) sudden shock · blow闷雷mèn léisultry · sultriness · hot and stuffy · stifling hot闷热mēn rèto divert oneself from melancholy排闷pái mènto dispel anguish遣闷qiǎn mèn
Idioms with 闷 11 total Chain
lit. closed gourd · fig. enigma · complete mystery · taciturn person闷葫芦mèn hú ludepressed · sulky · moody · unhappy闷闷不乐mèn mèn bù lèfainting and giddy · one's head spins头昏脑闷tóu hūn nǎo mènlit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom · to dispel depression or melancholy · to relieve stress · a relaxing pass-time消愁解闷xiāo chóu jiě mèn
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