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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
午門 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
午門 ＝ 午 ＋ 門
ㄨˇ ㄇㄣˊ · Wǔmén
proper noun — the Meridian Gate, the grand southern gate and main entrance of the Forbidden City, Beijing

字源 FORM — what the parts do

午noon; the south point of the meridian (子午的午)wǔ
門gate (大門的門)mén
午門，中午的午，大門的門。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

門（門）朝正南，立在子午線的午（午）位上。
The gate (門) faces due south, standing on the 午 point of the north–south meridian.
字源
關 · Related
故宮Gùgōngthe palace it guards — the Forbidden City天安門Tiān'ānménthe outer gate further south — the same 門