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fujian

HSK 10
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mǐn
ベン、ミン、ブン、モン、ビン
Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.
Components
虫 insects+ 門 gate =
閩 fujian
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
門 Phonetic component
gate
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
闽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
闽 / 閩 [Mǐn]
short name for Fujian province 福建[Fú​jiàn]; also pr. [Mín]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
闽南 [Mǐn​nán] #15,810
Minnan (southern Fujian)
闽江 [Mǐn​Jiāng] #30,709
Min River, Fujian
闽南语 [Mǐn​nán​yǔ] #35,305
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
闽南话 [Mǐn​nán​huà] #37,221
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
闽侯 [Mǐn​hóu] #41,712
Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú​zhōu], Fujian
闽粤 [Mǐn​Yuè] #45,369
Fujian and Guangdong
闽侯县 [Mǐn​hóu​xiàn] #46,814
Minhou county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú​zhōu], Fujian
闽清 [Mǐn​qīng] #49,475
Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú​zhōu], Fujian
闽清县 [Mǐn​qīng​xiàn] #53,777
Minqing county in Fuzhou 福州[Fú​zhōu], Fujian
纳闽 [Nà​mǐn]
Labuan, island territory of Malaysia off Sabah coast, north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
ビン南語 [ビンなんご]
Southern Min
ビン語 [ビンご]
Min Chinese (language)