民

mín

m+ín·2nd tone

(bound form) the people · inhabitants of a country

Radical: 氏 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

民=巳+戈

Etymology

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

Meanings

(bound form) the people

inhabitants of a country

mín

surname Min

Mín

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Words with 民 929 total

a mob of people暴民bào mín the grass roots · the hoi polloi草民cǎo mín army-civilian · military-masses · military-civilian军民jūn mín subject (of a kingdom, ruler etc)臣民chén mín

Idioms with 民 132 total Chain

(idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)爱民如子ài mín rú zǐ a notice to reassure the public · advance notice (of an agenda)安民告示ān mín gào shì to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)病国殃民bìng guó yāng mín to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)病民蛊国bìng mín gǔ guó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)病民害国bìng mín hài guó to harm people and damage property (idiom)残民害物cán mín hài wù