surname; family name
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
Dongmen (a compound Chinese surname)
A relatively uncommon compound surname originating from ancient official titles or residence near the east gate of a city.
Dōng东
mén门
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
dà大
xué学
shí时
de的
dǎo导
shī师
。
Mr. Dongmen was my mentor in university.
Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
yǒu有
bù不
shǎo少
rén人
xìng姓
Dōng东
mén门
。
Quite a few people in this village have the surname Dongmen.