yuán
mén

archaic
noun
historical

Meaning of 辕门

辕门 means gate of an ancient military camp; outer gate of a government office. Pronounced yuán mén.

  • gate of an ancient military camp; outer gate of a government office

Definitions & Examples

Jiāng
jūn
zhàn
zài
yuán
mén
wài
yíng
jiē
cháo
tíng
shǐ使
zhě
 

The general stood outside the camp gate to receive the imperial envoy.

dài
jūn
yíng
de
yuán
mén
tōng
cháng
yóu
liǎng
gēn
zhàn
chē
chē
yuán
jiāo
chā
ér
chéng
 

The gates of ancient military camps were usually formed by crossing two chariot shafts.

Zhè
zuò
fǎng仿
jiàn
zhù
bǎo
liú
le
jiù
shí
men
yuán
mén
de
yàng
shì
 

This imitation ancient building preserves the style of the outer gates of old yamen.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ dào