懂中文 Dong Chinese

憫

mǐn

pity

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 閔 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

閔 sound component

閔  Sound component

mǐn

  

mourn

Evolution

憫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
憫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

悯 (憫) 

mǐn

pity, sympathize with, grieve for; to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for

Most common words with 憫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

怜悯

pity

悯

to pity

悲悯

compassionate

悲天悯人

to bemoan the state of the universe and pity the fate of mankind

悯惜

to feel compassion for