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闷 - mèn

gloomy, depressed, melancholy

gloomy, depressed, melancholy

How to read 闷

Click 闷 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmèn
Englishgloomy, depressed, melancholy
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

闷屁 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 闷热. Please read 闷酒 one more time.

Common words with this character

silent fart
sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy
alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows
muffled thunder; sudden shock; blow

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 闷 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 闷屁 and 闷热 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 闷.