mín
noun #3,887

Meanings

  1. 1 people; citizens; civilian

Examples

HSK 2
Rénmín shì guójiā de zhǔrén.
The people are the masters of the country.
HSK 2
Zhè shì mínjiān gùshi.
This is a folk tale.

Tips

usage
is in many important compounds: 人民 (the people), 人民币 (RMB/Chinese yuan), 民族 (ethnic group/nation), 市民 (citizen), 民间 (folk/civilian).

Components

pictograph
mín
the common people; populace
Single fused five-stroke graph for 'the people', no longer decomposable into independent components. Indexed under Kangxi #83 by tradition; no separable -element survives in the modern silhouette. Historically oracle-bone forms showed a sharp instrument piercing an eye - slaves blinded to prevent escape, later broadened to the labouring common people.

Stroke Order

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