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憫
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悯
🇨🇳

sympathize

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
mǐn
ビン、ミン
あわれ.む、うれ.える
민
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 閔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (憫)
忄 heart (side)+ 閔 grieve =
憫 sympathize
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
閔 Phonetic component
grieve
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Simplified (悯)
忄 heart (side)+ 闵 urge =
悯 pity
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
闵 Phonetic component
mǐn urge
mourn, grieve
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
悯 / 憫 [mǐn]
to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
怜悯 [lián​mǐn] #5,795
to take pity on
悲悯 [bēi​mǐn] #35,512
to take pity on sb
悲天悯人 [bēi​tiān​mǐn​rén] #35,306
to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind
悯惜 [mǐn​xī] #70,368
to feel compassion for
哀悯 [āi​mǐn] #70,545
to take pity on
JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 哀れ [あわれ] #4,347
pity
不憫 [ふびん] #12,752
poor
⭐ 哀れむ [あわれむ] #15,208
to pity
哀れみ [あわれみ] #19,070
pity
憐憫 [れんびん] #21,074
pity
自己憐憫 [じこれんびん] #73,539
self-pity
憫笑 [びんしょう] #75,214
smiling with pity
憫然 [びんぜん] #113,178
pitiable
哀愍 [あいびん] #186,798
pity
憫察 [びんさつ] #231,822
taking pity upon
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