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们men, mén

(suffix) makes people words plural; (colloquial) marks a group of the same kind (哥儿们)

们 turns people words plural: 我们, 孩子们 — said with a light, toneless men.

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ZDIC: 形声. The header lists mén, while the detailed entry gives the plural suffix as unstressed men; modern speech follows the latter.

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们men, mén

(suffix) makes people words plural; (colloquial) marks a group of the same kind (哥儿们)

们 turns people words plural: 我们, 孩子们 — said with a light, toneless men.

ZDIC: 形声. The header lists mén, while the detailed entry gives the plural suffix as unstressed men; modern speech follows the latter.

MEANING

亻rén

person (from 人)

Left-side person form; not a standalone page.

In 们: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

SOUND

门mén

door; gate

ZDIC lists 问 as 从口、门声.

In 们: sound Citation sound side per ZDIC: mén; in speech the suffix takes neutral men.

menTone neutralneutral tone
  • (suffix) makes people words plural
  • (colloquial) marks a group of the same kind (哥儿们)
  • 我们wǒmenwe; us
  • 他们tāmenthey; them
ménTone 2citation reading
  • citation reading in dictionaries; the plural suffix itself is unstressed men

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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