闽(mǐn)

9 strokesTrad. 閩

short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]

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Character information

Pinyin
mǐn
Meaning
short name for Fujian province 福建[Fu2 jian4]; also pr. [Min2]
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
閩

Origin & structure

Where 闽 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿵门虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 门 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

门mén虫chóng

Parts are arranged enclosing from above.

How to write 闽 step by step

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

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Words with 闽

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

nà纳mǐn闽

Labuan, island territory of Malaysia off Sabah coast, north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲

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mǐn闽hóu侯

see 闽侯县

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mǐn闽nán南

Minnan (southern Fujian)

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mǐn闽jiāng江

Min River, Fujian

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mǐn闽hóu侯xiàn县

Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian

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mǐn闽nán南huà话

Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding a…

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mǐn闽nán南yǔ语

Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas

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From 闽’s common words

纳侯南江县话语

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