mín

a fishing-line

Evolution

緡 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
緡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
緡 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
緡 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Definitions

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mín

a fishing-line; cord; string of coins; a paper or straw string; fishing-line

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*m-ru[n] (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-)

min

mín

wrap around

*m-run (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-)

min

mín

cord


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5538th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

15

Simplified

Unicode

U+7DE1

Shuowen

“緍,釣魚也。从糸,昏聲。吳人解衣相被謂之緍。”


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