神門

Chinese

		God; unusual; mysterious God; unusual; mysterious; soul; spirit; divine essence; lively; spiritual being	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (神門)		神	門
simp. (神门)		神	门
anagram		門神／门神

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shénmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shénmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shénmén
    • Wade–Giles: shên²-mên²
    • Yale: shén-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shernmen
    • Palladius: шэньмэнь (šɛnʹmɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən³⁵ mən³⁵/

Noun

神門

1. (traditional Chinese medicine) An acupuncture point on the palm's side of the wrist, under the little finger

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (神門):

• → Japanese: 神門(しんもん) (shinmon)

Further reading

• Specific details of the acupuncture and acupressure point