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闷
悶
mēn
1. stuffy
2. shut indoors
3. to smother
4. to cover tightly
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闷
mèn
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

闷热
mēnrè
sultry
闷酒
mènjiǔ
alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows
闷雷
mènléi
muffled thunder
闷骚
mēnsāo
outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside
忧闷
yōumèn
depressed
憋闷
biēmen
to feel oppressed
散闷
sànmèn
to divert oneself from melancholy
殚闷
dānmèn
to faint
沉闷
chénmèn
oppressive (of weather)
HSK 6
烦闷
fánmèn
moody
纳闷
nàmèn
puzzled
胸闷
xiōngmēn
chest pain
苦闷
kǔmèn
depressed
解闷
jiěmèn
to relieve boredom or melancholy
遣闷
qiǎnmèn
to dispel anguish
郁闷
yùmèn
gloomy
闷葫芦
mènhúlu
lit. closed gourd
打闷雷
dǎmènléi
(coll.) to wonder secretly
生闷气
shēngmènqì
to seethe
纳闷儿
nàmènr
erhua variant of [[納悶|纳闷<nàmèn>]]
HSK 6

Alternate Entries

闷
mèn
bored / depressed / melancholy / sealed / airtight / tightly closed

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,829
Word Frequency Rank
3,487 of 84,292

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