懂中文 Dong Chinese

閩

mǐn

Fujian province

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 門 represents the sound.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

門 sound component

門  Sound component

mén

  

door

Evolution

閩 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
閩 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

闽 (閩) 

mǐn

Fujian province; a river; a tribe

闽 (閩) 

Mǐn

short name for Fujian province 福建[Fú​jiàn]; also pr. [Mín]

Most common words with 閩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

闽

also pr. [Mín]

闽南

Minnan (southern Fujian)

闽江

Minjiang River (Fujian)

闽南语

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

闽南话

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