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This kanji "ask" when I researched on it I found that the 門 part is a phonetic
and this common with kanjis contain 門 .. but i found this
[site](https://kanjiportraits.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/the-
kanji-%E6%88%B8%E6%89%80%E9%96%80%E5%95%8F%E9%96%93%E9%96%8B%E9%96%89%E9%96%A2%E9%96%A3-%E3%82%82%E3%82%93%E3%81%8C%E3%81%BE%E3%81%88/)
which says that this part 門 in kanji 問 not a phonetic but it has the meaning
"to hide something behind the gate" and this meaning + ロ kanji meant that to
"ask" about something which hidden behind the gate or the door.

Is this etymology right? And if it's right how did the author know this
information about the meaning of "門 part using" in the kanjis?
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kanji etymology
What is the etymology of kanji 問?
「[問]{もん}」( _to ask_ ) is rather straightforwardly constructed from
semantic「口」( _mouth_ ) and phonetic「[門]{もん}」. There is no meaning contribution
by「門」, and「問」was the original construction since Shang Dynasty oracle bones.

`[商](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_dynasty)  
[甲](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bone_script)  
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJ4CV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CJ4CV.png)  
[後](http://xiaoxue.iis.sinica.edu.tw/yanbian/Reference/JiaguwenReference)2.9.10  
[合集16419](http://www.guoxuedashi.com/jgwhj/?bhfl=1&bh=16419&jgwfl=)`

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The linked website in the question is unreliable - there are three major
errors in the explanations just on that page. Of course, there is nothing
wrong with using those explanations as a mnemonic, if it helps you remember
the _kanji_ better.
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