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珉

mín
noun #20,922

Meanings

  1. 1 jade-like stone
  2. 2 alabaster
  3. 3 (used in personal names)

Examples

珉石的外观与玉相似，但价值较低。
Mín shí de wàiguān yǔ yù xiāngsì, dàn jiàzhí jiào dī.
Jade-like stone (min) resembles jade in appearance but is of lower value.
她的名字里有一个珉字。
Tā de míngzi lǐ yǒu yī gè mín zì.
Her name contains the character 珉.

Tips

usage
珉 is a classical term for a stone that resembles jade but is not true jade. It is rarely used in modern everyday speech and appears mainly in names and literary or historical contexts. The jade radical 王 (玉) in 珉 indicates its connection to precious stones.

Stroke Order

珉 mín