民 — Chinese character
民
mín
citizens, subjects; a nation's people
- Pinyin
- mín
- Radical
- 83 ⽒ (Clan)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 巳 戈
- Formation
- ideographic — An eye 巳 pierced by a dagger 戈, an old mark of slavery
- Japanese
- 民 as a kanji
Common words with 民
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 农民 (農民) | nóng mín | peasant; farmer |
| 民众 (民眾) | mín zhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people |
| 移民 | yí mín | to immigrate; to migrate |
| 国民 (國民) | guó mín | nationals; citizens |
| 民间 (民間) | mín jiān | among the people; popular |
| 人民币 (人民幣) | rén mín bì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) |
| 市民 | shì mín | city resident; townspeople |
English words written with 民
民 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 33 · Analects 49 · Art of War 13 · Mencius 209 · Zhuangzi 111 · Great Learning 22 · Doctrine of the Mean 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 32
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 53
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
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