西門

See also: 西门

Chinese

Etymology 1

west
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. (西門) 西 門
simp. (西门) 西 门

Pronunciation

Noun

西門

  1. (literary) west gate of a walled city
Coordinate terms
Derived terms

Proper noun

西門

  1. a Chinese compound surname
    西門豹／西门豹  ―  Xīmén Bào  ―  Ximen Bao (engineer from the state of Wei during the Warring States period)
    西門慶／西门庆  ―  Xīmén Qìng  ―  Ximen Qing (character in the novels Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei)

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (西門) 西 門
simp. (西门) 西 门

From Ancient Greek Σίμων (Símōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

西門

  1. (Protestantism or secular) Simon
Synonyms
Terms for Simon in different branches of Christianity
Branch Words
Protestant 西門
Roman Catholic 西滿
Eastern Orthodox 西蒙
Church of the East 岑穩

Etymology 3

phonetic
trad. (西門) 西 門
simp. (西门) 西 门

Pronunciation

Proper noun

西門

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a transliteration of the German surname Siemens
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