Etymology

Shimen

Shi·men
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Today it means: A county of Changde, Hunan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 石門 /石门
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from石門 /石门
  2. English todayShimen

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石門 /石门 (Shímén).

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