(mín)

HSK 35 strokes

surname Min

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mín
Meaning
surname Min
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻巳戈

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rénmín
HSK 3

the people; CL:个

Open 人民 page →
HSK 3

Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)

Open 人民币 page →
gōngmín
HSK 3

citizen

Open 公民 page →
sānmín

see 三民区

Open 三民 page →

Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)

Open 三民主义 page →

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