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Mín

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Mín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Mín | Min2
English translation
surname Min
the people
nationality
citizen
citizens, subjects; a nation's people

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About Mín

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Mín

Contains the radical

Mín

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

An eye  pierced by a dagger , an old mark of slavery

Etymology of Mín

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

巳戈

Explanation

Pictograph of a line going into the eye. Relation to current meaning unclear.

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Example sentences using Mín

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dāng 所有 suǒyǒu de 庄稼 zhuāngjia dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

渔民 yúmín men tuō jìn 船舱 chuán cāng .

The fishermen hauled the fish into the port.

zhù zài 贫民窟 pín mín kū de 这些 zhè xiē rén 生活 shēnghuó duō 可怜 kělián ya !

What a wretched existence these people lead in the slums!

数百 shù bǎi míng 无辜 wúgū 平民 píng mín zāo 残杀 cán shā .

Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered.

农民 nóngmín men dài zhāo jiā xiǎo zài 草地 cǎo dì shǎng 走动 zǒu dòng , 来往 lái wǎng 花丛 huā cóng ǎi shù 之间 zhī jiān .

The farmers and their families were moving about the lawn, among the flowers and shrubs.

Words with Mín

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character Mín in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
人民 rén mín the people人民 rén mín
居民 jūmín resident居民 jūmín
市民 shì mín city resident市民 shì mín
Mín the people Mín
农民 nóngmín peasant農民
公民 gōngmín citizen公民 gōngmín
民族 mínzú nationality民族 mínzú
民主 mínzhǔ democracy民主 mínzhǔ
移民 yímín to immigrate移民 yímín
人民币 rénmínbì Renminbi (RMB)人民幣
民众 mín zhòng populace民眾
平民 píng mín commoner平民 píng mín
村民 cūn mín villager村民 cūn mín
民警 mín jǐng civil police民警 mín jǐng
国民 guó mín nationals國民
民间 mínjiān popular民間
民主党 Mín zhǔ dǎng Democratic Party民主黨
民事 mín shì civil case民事 mín shì
选民 xuǎn mín voter選民
难民 nàn mín refugee難民
民营 mín yíng privately run (i.e. by a company, not the state)民營
移民局 yí mín jú immigration office移民局 yí mín jú
全民 quán mín entire population (of a country)全民 quán mín
殖民地 zhímíndì colony殖民地 zhímíndì
国民党 Guó mín dǎng Nationalist Party國民黨

Mín Decomposition & Compounds

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Mín Compounds

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  • Mín
    • mǐn
      • mǐn , mǐn , hūn
    • hūn
      • mǐn , mín , mín , , , ,
    • mián , máng , mín , mǐn , mǐn , mín , wěn , mǐn , guó , mín , mín , mín , , , , , , ,
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