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泯
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eliminate

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
mǐn
ビン、ベン、ミン、メン
ほろ.びる
민
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 民 represents the sound. Simplified form of 冺.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 民 people =
泯 eliminate
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
民 Phonetic component
mín people
people, subjects, citizens
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
泯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
泯 [mǐn]
to vanish; to die out; to obliterate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
泯 みん
Min given name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
泯灭 [mǐn​miè] #34,174
to obliterate
泯灭 [mǐn​miè] #34,174
to obliterate
良心未泯 [liáng​xīn​wèi​mǐn] #65,032
not totally heartless
泯没 [mǐn​mò] #68,792
to sink into oblivion
泯没 [mǐn​mò] #68,792
to sink into oblivion
消泯 [xiāo​mǐn]
to eliminate