Dong Chinese dictionary

mǐn

mourn

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

Components

文 Meaning component

wén

writing

門 Sound component

mén

door

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

mǐn

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

Mǐn

surname Min

Most common words with 閔

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	闵	surname Min
	闵行区	Minhang District of Shanghai

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources