Meaning
the people; nationality; citizen
Chinese: 人民、民众。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “min” becomes a different word in each tone. 民 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 人民rén mínthe people
- 公民gōng míncitizen
- 农民nóng mínpeasant; farmer
- 民族mín zúnationality; ethnic group
- 民间mín jiānamong the people; popular; folk; non-governmental
Example Sentence
这首民歌很好听。Zhè shǒu mín gē hěn hǎo tīng.This folk song is very pleasant to hear.
这Zhèthis首shǒuhead民歌mín gēfolk song很hěnvery好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An old pictograph (its origin is grim — an eye pierced, said to depict a captive). It long ago came to mean ‘the common people, citizens, folk’ (人民, 民族).
A way to remember it
The people: 人民 (the people), 农民 (farmer).