懂中文 Dong Chinese

闵

mǐn

mourn

Phonosemantic compound. 文 represents the meaning and 门 represents the sound. Simplified form of 閔.

Components
文 meaning component

文  Meaning component

wén

  

writing

门 sound component

门  Sound component

mén

  

door

Evolution

闵 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
闵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
闵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
闵 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
闵 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

闵 (閔) 

mǐn

mourn, grieve; urge on, incite; old variant of 憫|悯[mǐn]

闵 (閔) 

Mǐn

surname Min

Most common words with 闵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

闵

surname Min

闵行区

Minhang District of Shanghai

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

悯