mínmǐnwěn

Components
文 sound component

  Sound component

wén

  

writing

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

heart

Evolution

忞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忞 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
忞 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

mín

to encourage oneself

 

mǐn

ancient variant of [mǐn]

 

wěn

disorderly; messy; chaotic