民 mín citizens
How to remember 民: At the town fair a juggler with a rubber snake and a plastic dagger draws a crowd of cheering citizens.
Component breakdown
At the town fair a juggler with a rubber snake and a plastic dagger draws a crowd of cheering citizens.
How it came to be
An eye with a blade drawn through it. Captives were blinded in one eye to mark them and stop them running, and the character named the people this was done to.
How it is used
- 'The people, citizenry' - bound root in 人民 (rénmín) the people, 公民 (gōngmín) citizen, 居民 (jūmín) resident.
- 民族 (mínzú) = ethnic group / nationality (as in the 56 ethnic groups), not the same as 国家 (guójiā) country.
- 农民 (nóngmín) = farmer/peasant; 人民币 (rénmínbì, RMB) is literally 'people's currency'.
Characters built with 民
Words with 民
- 民族mínzúnationalityHSK 4
- 中华民族ZhōnghuáMínzúthe Chinese nationHSK 5
- 人民rénmínthe peopleHSK 5
- 人民币rénmínbìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRCHSK 5
- 农民nóngmínpeasantHSK 5
- 居民jūmínresidentHSK 5
- 市民shìmíncity residentHSK 5
- 公民gōngmíncitizenHSK 6
- 民主mínzhǔdemocracyHSK 6
- 民众mínzhòngthe populaceHSK 6
- 民俗mínsúpopular customHSK 6
- 民宿mínsùproperty rented via Airbnb or similar platformHSK 6
- 民歌míngēfolk songHSK 6
- 民间mínjiānamong the peopleHSK 6
- 移民yímínto immigrateHSK 6
- 国民guómínnationalsHSK 7
- 民事mínshìcivil caseHSK 7
- 民办mínbànrun by the local peopleHSK 7
- 民居mínjūhousesHSK 7
- 民意mínyìpublic opinionHSK 7
- 民生mínshēngpeople's livelihoodHSK 7
- 民用mínyòngcivilian useHSK 7
- 网民wǎngmínnetizenHSK 7
- 选民xuǎnmínvoterHSK 7
- 农民工nóngmíngōngmigrant workerHSK 8
- 民营mínyíngprivately runHSK 9
- 渔民yúmínfishermanHSK 9
- 牧民mùmínherdsmanHSK 9
- 股民gǔmínstock investorHSK 9
Example sentences
- 她是少数民族。 Tā shì shǎoshù mínzú.She is an ethnic minority.
- 这里的人民很热情。 Zhèli de rénmín hěn rèqíng.The people here are very enthusiastic.
- 联合国对难民进行救济。 Liánhéguó duì nànmín jìnxíng jiùjì.The United Nations is providing relief to the refugees.