The word 门票 is formed by combining two conceptual images: 门 (mén), meaning "gate" or "door", representing the point of entry or the venue itself, and 票 (piào), meaning "ticket" or "voucher", representing the slip of paper or proof of purchase. The compound naturally evokes the idea of the "gate ticket", the specific ticket that grants one passage through the entrance, directly and visually combining the place of access with the object required for that access to create the meaning of "admission ticket".