民
Character
(bound form) the people
- Radical
- 民 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Structure
- Overlaid
- Parts
- 巳 戈
- Traditional
- 民
- Frequency
- #128 most common character
Meaning
mín
min2- (bound form) the people CC-CEDICT
- inhabitants of a country CC-CEDICT
- surname Min CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 民
Draw “民” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这里的人民间很友好。
zhè lǐ de rén mín jiān hěn yǒu hǎo
The people here are very friendly.
AI-generated sentence
他是中国农民。
tā shì zhōng guó nóng mín
He is a Chinese farmer.
AI-generated sentence
人民都爱这个城市。
rén mín dōu ài zhè ge chéng shì
The people all love this city.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 民
See all 385 →民族mín zúa group of people with the same language, culture, and historyWordHSK 3民间mín jiānfolk; of ordinary people and their traditional cultureWordHSK 3民主mín zhǔa way of running a country where people vote to choose leadersWordHSK 6民工mín gōnga worker who moves from the countryside to a city for workWordHSK 6民意mín yìwhat most people think about somethingWordHSK 6民歌mín gēan old song that people in one country or area singWordHSK 6民警mín jǐngpolice officer; a person whose job is to keep people safe in ChinaWordHSK 6民众mín zhòngordinary people; most people in a country or cityWordHSK 7–9民俗mín súold ways of living that people in a place pass downWordHSK 7–9民办mín bànprivately run (as in 民办学校， a private school)WordHSK 7–9民用mín yòngfor ordinary people to use; not militaryWordHSK 7–9