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岷

mín
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Meanings

  1. 1 the Min Mountains and Min River in Sichuan / Gansu

Examples

岷江是长江上游重要的支流。
Mínjiāng shì Chángjiāng shàngyóu zhòngyào de zhīliú.
The Min River is a major tributary of the upper Yangtze.
岷山位于四川和甘肃交界。
Mínshān wèiyú Sìchuān hé Gānsù jiāojiè.
The Min Mountains run along the Sichuan-Gansu border.

Tips

culture
岷 is a place-name character. 岷山 is the snowy range on the Sichuan-Gansu border (a giant-panda habitat), and 岷江 is the river rising from it that feeds the ancient 都江堰 irrigation system.

Components

radical
山 shān
mountain
The mountain radical 山 on the left fits a character used for the 岷山 range and the river that flows from it.
phonetic
民 mín
people
民 supplies the sound mín exactly; the same phonetic appears in 眠, and it carries no meaning here.

In Pop Culture

岷江 Mínjiāng
Min River
Major tributary of the upper Yangtze in Sichuan; feeds the 2,200-year-old Dujiangyan irrigation works near Chengdu.

Stroke Order

岷 mín