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閔
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闵
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grieve

HSK 10
Abstract →Space
mǐn
ビン、ミン
あわ.れむ、うれ.える
민
Phonosemantic compound. 文 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.
Components
文 writing+ 門 gate =
閔 grieve
文 Meaning component
wén writing
literature, culture, writing
門 Phonetic component
gate
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Notes
Similar Characters
刘 destroy (simp)这 here (simp)坟 bulge (simp)忞 messy汶 River A River In炆 to simmer玟 streaks in jade玫 rose紊 disorder紋 design (trad/jp)纹 streak (simp)蚊 mosquito雯 cloud patterns彥 erudite (trad)彦 elegant (simp)斋 vegetarian (simp)斌 having斐 elegant斑 speck斓 multicolored (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闵 / 閔 [Mǐn]
surname Min
闵 / 閔 [mǐn]
old variant of 憫|悯[mǐn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
閔 びん
Bin surname
閔 みん
Min surname
CHINESE WORDS (3)
闵行区 [Mǐn​háng​Qū] #30,273
Minhang District of Shanghai
闵凶 [mǐn​xiōng]
suffering
闵科夫斯基 [Mǐn​kē​fū​sī​jī]
Minkowski (name)