悶 (mèn/mēn) — stifled, depressed; bored; (mēn) stuffy, sealed in

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字

悶 character · TOCFL B2 (est.)

悶＝門＋心

ㄇㄣˋ · mèn/mēn

adj/verb — stifled, depressed; bored; (mēn) stuffy, sealed in

字源 FORM — what the parts do

門聲mén — gives the sound

Tmén → mèn — tone alone shifts

心義the heart, sealed inside

A gate (門) closed over the heart (心) — the feeling has no way out, so it presses. 門 mén carries the sound, only the tone moved. From the stifled heart: depression (悶), boredom (解悶), and the sealed air read mēn — 悶熱.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

門（門）一關，心（心）困在裡頭——悶。

The gate (門) shuts; the heart (心) is trapped inside — stifled.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

mèn

(本義)鬱悶— stifled, depressed常用

→解悶— to relieve boredom常用

mēn

(本義)悶熱、悶住— stuffy, sealed in常用

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension