懂中文 Dong Chinese

捫

mén

stoke

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

門 sound component

門  Sound component

mén

  

door

Evolution

捫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
捫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

扪 (捫) 

mén

stoke, pat, feel by hand, grope; lay hands on; to cover

Most common words with 捫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

扪心自问

to ask oneself honestly

扪

to cover

扪心无愧

lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience