闷

mēn

stuffy

shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly

Gate (门) + heart (心) = heart shut behind a door, stuffy and stifled

心 carries the meaning: a heart trapped behind a gate, unable to breathe. 门 mainly gives the sound mén, but its image of a closed door quietly reinforces the feeling of being shut in.

门+心→闷
心HeartSemantic
门GatePhonetic

房间里很闷,我去开窗。

fáng jiān lǐ hěn mēn,wǒ qù kāi chuāng。

The room is very stuffy, I'll go open a window.

天气又热又闷,出门让人很不舒服。

tiān qì yòu rè yòu mēn,chū mén ràng rén hěn bù shū fu。

The weather is both hot and stuffy, making it very uncomfortable to go outside.

Words with 闷

逗闷子

dòu mèn zi

(dialect) to joke

遣闷

qiǎn mèn

to dispel anguish

头昏脑闷

tóu hūn nǎo mèn

fainting and giddy

闷屁

mēn pì

silent fart

闷闷不乐

mèn mèn bù lè

depressed

闷热

mēn rè

sultry

闷声不响

mēn shēng bù xiǎng

to keep silent

闷声闷气

mēn shēng mēn qì

muffled

闷声发大财

mēn shēng fā dà cái

to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)

闷葫芦

mèn hú lu

lit. closed gourd

闷酒

mèn jiǔ

alcohol drunk to drown one's sorrows

闷雷

mèn léi

muffled thunder

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