Min, Mim, Miṉ, Mīṉ, Mǐn, Mín: 46 definitions

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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Min (मिन्).—tad. affix in the sense of possession added to the word गो (go); e.g. गोमिन् (gomin), cf. ज्योत्स्रातामिस्रा (jyotsrātāmisrā) ...गोमिन्मलिन-मलीमसाः (gominmalina-malīmasāḥ) P.V.2.114.

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar
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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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In Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism

1) 泯 [min]—Vast; to flow off; ruin, confusion.

2) 敏 [min]—Clever, active, ingenious, witty.

3) 愍 [min]—idem 憫 [min]. Grieve for, mourn, sympathize.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

1) 民 ts = mín p refers to [noun] “people”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sattva, or: prajā, Japanese: min (BCSD '民 [min]', p. 701; MW 'prajā'; Unihan '民 [min]').

2) 愍 ts = mǐn p refers to [noun] “compassion; kāruṇya”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kāruṇya, Japanese: bin, or: min (BCSD '愍 [min]', p. 491; MW 'kāruṇya'; SH '愍 [min]', p. 399; Unihan '愍 [min]')..

3) 泯 ts = mǐn p refers to [verb] “ruin; apagata”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: apagata, Japanese: bin, or: ben, or: min (BCSD '泯 [min]', p. 722; MW 'apagata'; SH '泯 [min]', p. 265; Unihan '泯 [min]')..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary
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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Mīm (मीम्).—[(ṛ) mīmṛ] r. 1st. cl. (mīmati) 1. To go, to move. 2. To sound.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīm (मीम्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To go. 2. To sound (cf. 2. ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīm (मीम्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] mīmati, to move;

—to sound, [Dhātupāṭha xiii, 25.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mīm (मीम्):—, mīmati gehen, sich bewegen (einen best. Laut von sich geben v. l.) [DHĀTUP. 13, 25.] — Vgl. 2. .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Mīm (मीम्):—1. , amīmet und mīmayat s.u. 5. .

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Mīm (मीम्):—2. , mīmati ( gatau , śabda).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Mīṃ (ಮೀಂ):—[noun] = ಮೀನು [minu]1.

Mīṃ (ಮೀಂ):—[noun] = ಮೀನು [minu]1.

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Mīn (ಮೀನ್):—[noun] = ಮೀನು [minu]1.

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Mīn (ಮೀನ್):—[noun] = ಮೀನು [minu]2.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Miṉ (மின்) noun < மின்னு-. [minnu-.] [Telugu: minuku, K. minu, M. min.]

1. Flash, glitter; ஒளி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) மின்மின்கொள் கவசம் [oli. (sudamaninigandu) minminkol kavasam] (கம்பராமாயணம் நிகும்பலை. [kambaramayanam nigumbalai.] 84).

2. Lightning; மின்னல். மின்னி னிகழ்ந் தாகாசத்திற் காணாது [minnal. minni nigazhn thagasathir kanathu] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 29, 238).

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Miṉ (மின்) particle A verbal suffix of the imperative plural; முன்னிலையேவற்பன்மை விகுதியு ளொன்று. [munnilaiyevarpanmai viguthiyu lonru.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 224.)

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Mīṉ (மீன்) noun < மின்னு-. [minnu-.] [K. mīn.]

1. Star; நட்சத்திரம். பதியிற் கலங்கிய மீன் [nadsathiram. pathiyir kalangiya min] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1116).

2. The 14th nakṣatra. See சித்திரை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sithirai. (pingalagandu)]

3. The 13th nakṣatra. See அத்தம்⁸. [atham⁸.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 108.)

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Mīṉ (மீன்) noun < mīna.

1. Fish; மச்சம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [macham. (pingalagandu)]

2. Pisces of the zodiac; மீன்ராசி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [minrasi. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Shark; சுறா. [sura.] (W.)

4. See மீன்கோட்பறை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [minkodparai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Miṉ (மின்) noun < மின்னு-. [minnu-.] Woman; பெண். மின்னன்மை விபசாரத்து . . . மடிந்திடும் [pen. minnanmai vipasarathu . . . madinthidum] (நீதிசாரம் [nithisaram], 60).

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Mim is another spelling for मिम [mima].—n. 1. madam (white lady); 2. queen (in card);

Min is another spelling for मीन [mīna].—n. 1. a fish; 2. the twelfth sign of the zodiac (pisces); 3. the first incarnation of Vishnu;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Chinese-English dictionary

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旻 [mín] [min]—
[Noun]
1. Autumn. Interchangeable with `旼 [min]`. In `Shuowen Jiezi` (說文解字 [shuo wen jie zi]), `Radical Ri` (日部 [ri bu]): "`Min` means autumn." In `Shangshu` (書經 [shu jing]), `Duoshi` (多士 [duo shi]): "`Min` heaven greatly brought disaster upon `Yin` (殷 [yin])."
2. Sky. Jin Dynasty (晉 [jin]), `Tao Yuanming` (陶淵明 [tao yuan ming]), `Self-Sacrificial Oration` (自祭文 [zi ji wen]): "Vast `Dakuai` (大塊 [da kuai]), distant high `Min`."

旻:[名]
1.秋天。通「旼」。《說文解字.日部》:「旻,秋天也。」《書經.多士》:「旻天大降喪于殷。」
2.天空。晉.陶淵明〈自祭文〉:「茫茫大塊,悠悠高旻。」

mín:[míng]
1. qiū tiān. tōng “mín” . < shuō wén jiě zì. rì bù>: “mín, qiū tiān yě.” < shū jīng. duō shì>: “mín tiān dà jiàng sàng yú yīn.”
2. tiān kōng. jìn. táo yuān míng 〈zì jì wén〉: “máng máng dà kuài, yōu yōu gāo mín.”

min:[ming]
1. qiu tian. tong "min" . < shuo wen jie zi. ri bu>: "min, qiu tian ye." < shu jing. duo shi>: "min tian da jiang sang yu yin."
2. tian kong. jin. tao yuan ming : "mang mang da kuai, you you gao min."

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旼 [mín] [min]—
See the entry (條 [tiao]) for ''.

旼:參見「旼旼」條。

mín: cān jiàn “mín mín” tiáo.

min: can jian "min min" tiao.

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皿 [mǐn] [min]—
[Noun]
1. A container or utensil (器具 [qi ju]) for holding things, mostly referring to bowls (碗 [wan]), plates (碟 [die]), cups (杯 [bei]), and dishes (盘 [pan]). For example, 'utensils' or 'ware' (器 [qi]).
2. One of the 214 Kangxi radicals (部首 [bu shou]).

皿:[名]
1.裝盛東西的器具,多指碗碟杯盤。如:「器皿」。
2.二一四部首之一。

mǐn:[míng]
1. zhuāng shèng dōng xī de qì jù, duō zhǐ wǎn dié bēi pán. rú: “qì mǐn” .
2. èr yī sì bù shǒu zhī yī.

min:[ming]
1. zhuang sheng dong xi de qi ju, duo zhi wan die bei pan. ru: "qi min" .
2. er yi si bu shou zhi yi.

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泯 [mǐn] [min]—
Verb.
To eliminate, to extinguish. Such as: `滅 [mie]` (obliterate), `沒 [mei]` (vanish). From Du Fu's (`杜甫 [du fu]`) poem `贈鄭十八 [zeng zheng shi ba]` (To Zheng Shiban) in the Tang Dynasty (`唐 [tang]`): "The ancients (`古人 [gu ren]`) are long gone, but their names/deeds (`字 [zi]`) in the annals of history (`青史 [qing shi]`) will not perish (`不 [bu]`)."

泯:[動]
消除、消滅。如:「泯滅」、「泯沒」。唐.杜甫〈贈鄭十八〉詩:「古人日已遠,青史字不泯。」

mǐn:[dòng]
xiāo chú,, xiāo miè. rú: “mǐn miè” ,, “mǐn méi” . táng. dù fǔ 〈zèng zhèng shí bā〉 shī: “gǔ rén rì yǐ yuǎn, qīng shǐ zì bù mǐn.”

min:[dong]
xiao chu,, xiao mie. ru: "min mie" ,, "min mei" . tang. du fu shi: "gu ren ri yi yuan, qing shi zi bu min."

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笢 [mǐn] [min]—
Noun
1. The green outer skin of bamboo. In Shuowen Jiezi (《說文解字 [shuo wen jie zi]》), Bamboo Radicals (竹部 [zhu bu]) section: "(mín), bamboo skin (竹膚 [zhu fu])." Qing Dynasty (清 [qing]) scholar Duan Yucai's (段玉裁 [duan yu cai]) commentary: "膚 [fu] (fū), skin (皮 [pi]); bamboo skin (竹膚 [zhu fu]) is called (mín), also called 筍 [sun] (sǔn)."
2. A tool for combing hair (梳理頭髮的工具 [shu li tou fa de gong ju]). Namely, 抿子 [min zi] (mǐnzi). In Ming Dynasty (明 [ming]) Zhang Zilie's (張自烈 [zhang zi lie]) Zhengzitong (《正字通 [zheng zi tong]》), Bamboo Radicals (竹部 [zhu bu]) section: "(mín), what is now called a hair-grooming brush (澤髮騣刷 [ze fa zong shua]) is (mín)." Also known as 梳子 [shu zi] (shūzi) or 攏子 [long zi] (lǒngzi).

笢:[名]
1.竹子外表的青皮。《說文解字.竹部》:「笢,竹膚也。」清.段玉裁.注:「膚,皮也,竹膚曰笢,亦曰筍。」
2.梳理頭髮的工具。即抿子。明.張自烈《正字通.竹部》:「笢,今之澤髮騣刷曰笢。」也稱為「梳子」、「攏子」。

mǐn:[míng]
1. zhú zi wài biǎo de qīng pí. < shuō wén jiě zì. zhú bù>: “mǐn, zhú fū yě.” qīng. duàn yù cái. zhù: “fū, pí yě, zhú fū yuē mǐn, yì yuē sǔn.”
2. shū lǐ tóu fà de gōng jù. jí mǐn zi. míng. zhāng zì liè < zhèng zì tōng. zhú bù>: “mǐn, jīn zhī zé fà zōng shuā yuē mǐn.” yě chēng wèi “shū zi” ,, “lǒng zi” .

min:[ming]
1. zhu zi wai biao de qing pi. < shuo wen jie zi. zhu bu>: "min, zhu fu ye." qing. duan yu cai. zhu: "fu, pi ye, zhu fu yue min, yi yue sun."
2. shu li tou fa de gong ju. ji min zi. ming. zhang zi lie < zheng zi tong. zhu bu>: "min, jin zhi ze fa zong shua yue min." ye cheng wei "shu zi" ,, "long zi" .

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愍 [mǐn] [min]—
[Verb]
To pity, to commiserate. For example: 「憐 [lian]」 (liánmǐn, to pity). From "Chen Qing Biao" (陳情表 [chen qing biao]) by Li Mi (李密 [li mi]) in Wen Xuan (文選 [wen xuan]): "Grandmother Liu (祖母劉 [zu mu liu]) (pitied) this humble servant's orphaned and weak state, and personally raised and nurtured him."
[Noun]
1. Sorrow, grief. From "Xi Song" (惜誦 [xi song]) in "Jiu Zhang" (九章 [jiu zhang]) by Qu Yuan (屈原 [qu yuan]) in Chu Ci (楚辭 [chu ci]): "Regretting my words, I brought forth (sorrow), and venting my anger, I expressed my feelings."
2. Calamity, disaster. From "You Tong Fu" (幽通賦 [you tong fu]) by Ban Gu (班固 [ban gu]) in Wen Xuan (文選 [wen xuan]): "Great floods overflowed the heavens and submerged Xia (夏 [xia]); my ancestors encountered (calamity) and spread rumors."

愍:[動]
憐恤、哀憐。如:「憐愍」。《文選.李密.陳情表》:「祖母劉愍臣孤弱,躬親撫養。」
[名]
1.憂傷。《楚辭.屈原.九章.惜誦》:「惜誦以致愍兮,發憤以抒情。」
2.禍亂。《文選.班固.幽通賦》:「巨滔天而泯夏兮,考遘愍以行謠。」

mǐn:[dòng]
lián xù,, āi lián. rú: “lián mǐn” . < wén xuǎn. lǐ mì. chén qíng biǎo>: “zǔ mǔ liú mǐn chén gū ruò, gōng qīn fǔ yǎng.”
[míng]
1. yōu shāng. < chǔ cí. qū yuán. jiǔ zhāng. xī sòng>: “xī sòng yǐ zhì mǐn xī, fā fèn yǐ shū qíng.”
2. huò luàn. < wén xuǎn. bān gù. yōu tōng fù>: “jù tāo tiān ér mǐn xià xī, kǎo gòu mǐn yǐ xíng yáo.”

min:[dong]
lian xu,, ai lian. ru: "lian min" . < wen xuan. li mi. chen qing biao>: "zu mu liu min chen gu ruo, gong qin fu yang."
[ming]
1. you shang. < chu ci. qu yuan. jiu zhang. xi song>: "xi song yi zhi min xi, fa fen yi shu qing."
2. huo luan. < wen xuan. ban gu. you tong fu>: "ju tao tian er min xia xi, kao gou min yi xing yao."

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暋 [mǐn] [min]—
[Adjective]
Tyrannical; overbearing. From `《書經 [shu jing].康誥 [kang gao]》` (Classic of History, "Announcement to Kang"): "Those who are `` (reckless/tyrannical) and `不畏死 [bu wei si]` (do not fear death), `罔弗憝 [wang fu dui]` (everyone detests them)."

暋:[形]
強橫。《書經.康誥》:「暋不畏死,罔弗憝。」

mǐn:[xíng]
qiáng héng. < shū jīng. kāng gào>: “mǐn bù wèi sǐ, wǎng fú duì.”

min:[xing]
qiang heng. < shu jing. kang gao>: "min bu wei si, wang fu dui."

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鰵 [mǐn] [min]—
Noun
Animal name:
(1) Family Serranidae (鮨科 [yi ke]). Upper and lower jaws without canines, posterior nostril is a vertical slit. Body is red, with many black eye-spots. Operculum (鰓蓋骨 [sai gai gu]) has two spines, often inhabiting rocky reef areas (岩礁區海域 [yan jiao qu hai yu]).
(2) Another name for Codfish (鱈魚 [xue yu]). See entry for "Codfish (鱈魚 [xue yu])".

鰵:[名]
動物名:(1)鮨科。上下頜無犬齒,後鼻孔為一垂直裂紋。體紅色,有許多黑眼斑。鰓蓋骨有二棘,常居岩礁區海域。(2)鱈魚的別稱。參見「鱈魚」條。

mǐn:[míng]
dòng wù míng:(1) yì kē. shàng xià hé wú quǎn chǐ, hòu bí kǒng wèi yī chuí zhí liè wén. tǐ hóng sè, yǒu xǔ duō hēi yǎn bān. sāi gài gǔ yǒu èr jí, cháng jū yán jiāo qū hǎi yù. (2) xuě yú de bié chēng. cān jiàn “xuě yú” tiáo.

min:[ming]
dong wu ming:(1) yi ke. shang xia he wu quan chi, hou bi kong wei yi chui zhi lie wen. ti hong se, you xu duo hei yan ban. sai gai gu you er ji, chang ju yan jiao qu hai yu. (2) xue yu de bie cheng. can jian "xue yu" tiao.

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憫 [mǐn] [min]—
Verb
1. To pity, to feel compassion for. For example: "悲天人 [bei tian ren] (bēi tiān mǐn rén)" (to grieve for the state of the world and the fate of mankind), "其情可 [qi qing ke](qí qíng kě mǐn)" (his/her situation is pitiable). From Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]) Han Yu's (韓愈 [han yu]) "Biography of the Plasterer Wang Chengfu" (圬者王承福傳 [wu zhe wang cheng fu chuan]): "吾之心焉 [wu zhi xin yan] (wú zhī xīn mǐn yān), 是故擇其力之可能者行焉 [shi gu ze qi li zhi ke neng zhe xing yan] (shì gù zé qí lì zhī kě néng zhě xíng yān)." (My heart pities him, therefore I choose to do what is within my power.)
2. To worry, to be sad/distressed. From Mencius (孟子 [meng zi]), "Gongsun Chou I" (公孫丑上 [gong sun chou shang]): "阨窮而不 [e qiong er bu](ài qióng ér bù mǐn)." (Even in distress and poverty, not sorrowful.) From "Zizhi Tongjian" (資治通鑑 [zi zhi tong jian]), Volume 171, "Chen Dynasty Annals 5" (陳紀五 [chen ji wu]), "Xuanzong's Taijian 5th year" (宣宗太建五年 [xuan zong tai jian wu nian]): "帝以問陸令萱 [di yi wen lu ling xuan] (dì yǐ wèn Lù Lìngxuān), 令萱默不對 [ling xuan mo bu dui] (Lìngxuān mǐn mò bù duì)." (The Emperor asked Lu Lingxuan (陸令萱 [lu ling xuan]), and Lingxuan (令萱 [ling xuan]) was distressed and silent, not responding.)

憫:[動]
1.哀憐。如:「悲天憫人」、「其情可憫」。唐.韓愈〈圬者王承福傳〉:「吾之心憫焉,是故擇其力之可能者行焉。」
2.憂傷。《孟子.公孫丑上》:「阨窮而不憫。」《資治通鑑.卷一七一.陳紀五.宣宗太建五年》:「帝以問陸令萱,令萱憫默不對。」

mǐn:[dòng]
1. āi lián. rú: “bēi tiān mǐn rén” ,, “qí qíng kě mǐn” . táng. hán yù 〈wū zhě wáng chéng fú chuán〉: “wú zhī xīn mǐn yān, shì gù zé qí lì zhī kě néng zhě xíng yān.”
2. yōu shāng. < mèng zi. gōng sūn chǒu shàng>: “è qióng ér bù mǐn.” < zī zhì tōng jiàn. juǎn yī qī yī. chén jì wǔ. xuān zōng tài jiàn wǔ nián>: “dì yǐ wèn lù lìng xuān, lìng xuān mǐn mò bù duì.”

min:[dong]
1. ai lian. ru: "bei tian min ren" ,, "qi qing ke min" . tang. han yu : "wu zhi xin min yan, shi gu ze qi li zhi ke neng zhe xing yan."
2. you shang. < meng zi. gong sun chou shang>: "e qiong er bu min." < zi zhi tong jian. juan yi qi yi. chen ji wu. xuan zong tai jian wu nian>: "di yi wen lu ling xuan, ling xuan min mo bu dui."

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

皿 [mǐn] [min]—
Another pronunciation of (一 [yi]).

皿:(一)之又音。

mǐn:(yī) zhī yòu yīn.

min:(yi) zhi you yin.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

㟭 [mín] [min]—
The variant character (異體字 [yi ti zi]) of 岷 [min] (mín) is 𡽽 [𡽽].

㟭:「岷」的異體字。

mín: “mín” de yì tǐ zì.

min: "min" de yi ti zi.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

䃉 [mín] [min]—
The variant character of '珉 [min]' (mín) is '瑉 [min]' (mín).

䃉:「珉」的異體字。

mín: “mín” de yì tǐ zì.

min: "min" de yi ti zi.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

惽 [mǐn] [min]—
Variant form of "hūn" (惛 [hun]).

惽:「惛」的異體字。

mǐn: “hūn” de yì tǐ zì.

min: "hun" de yi ti zi.

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

1) 䃉 ts = mín p refers to “old variant of 珉 [min2]”.

2) 冺 t = 泯 s = mǐn p refers to “variant of 泯 [min3]”..

3) 刡 ts = mǐn p refers to “to scrape; to pare”..

4) 勄 ts = mǐn p refers to “old variant of 敏 [min3]”..

5) 姄 ts = mín p refers to “(used in female given names) (old)”..

6) 岷 ts = mín p refers to “name of a river in Sichuan”..

7) 崏 ts = mín p refers to “old variant of 岷 [min2]”..

8) 忞 ts = mín p refers to “to encourage oneself”..

9) 忞 ts = mín p refers to “ancient variant of 暋 [min3]”..

10) 忞 ts = mín p refers to “disorderly/messy/chaotic”..

11) 愍 ts = mǐn p refers to “variant of 憫 | 悯 [min3]”..

12) 慜 ts = mǐn p refers to “clever/old variant of 愍 [min3]”..

13) 憫 t = 悯 s = mǐn p refers to “to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for/(literary) to feel sorrow; to be grieved”..

14) 抿 ts = mǐn p refers to “to smooth hair with a wet brush/(of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly/to sip”..

15) 敃 ts = mǐn p refers to “strong; robust; vigorous”..

16) 敏 ts = mǐn p refers to “(bound form) quick; nimble; agile/(bound form) quick-witted; smart”..

17) 旻 ts = mín p refers to “heaven”..

18) 旼 ts = mín p refers to “gentle and affable”..

19) 暋 ts = mǐn p refers to “unhappy/worried/depressed”..

20) 暋 ts = mǐn p refers to “(literary) rude and unreasonable”..

21) 民 ts = mín p refers to “surname Min”..

22) 民 ts = mín p refers to “(bound form) the people/inhabitants of a country”..

23) 泯 ts = mǐn p refers to “(bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate”..

24) 湣 ts = mǐn p refers to “(ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs)/old variant of 憫 | 悯 [min3]”..

25) 珉 ts = mín p refers to “alabaster, jade-like stone”..

26) 琝 ts = mín p refers to “old variant of 玟 [min2]”..

27) 瑉 ts = mín p refers to “variant of 珉 [min2]”..

28) 痻 ts = mín p refers to “to be ill”..

29) 皿 ts = mǐn p refers to “(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container/radical no. 108”..

30) 碈 ts = mín p refers to “old variant of 珉 [min2]”..

31) 緍 t = 𦈏 s = mín p refers to “old variant of 緡 | 缗 [min2]”..

32) 緡 t = 缗 s = mín p refers to “cord/fishing-line/string of coins”..

33) 罠 ts = mín p refers to “animal trap”..

34) 苠 ts = mín p refers to “multitude/skin of bamboo”..

35) 閔 t = 闵 s = mǐn p refers to “surname Min”..

36) 閔 t = 闵 s = mǐn p refers to “old variant of 憫 | 悯 [min3]”..

37) 閩 t = 闽 s = mǐn p refers to “short name for Fujian province 福建 [Fu2 jian4]/also pr. [Min2]”..

38) 鰵 t = 鳘 s = mǐn p refers to “cod”..

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary

1) 泯 [mǐn] refers to: “destroyed”.

泯 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 亡泯; 可破.

[Tibetan] bral ba.

[Vietnamese] mẫn.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ミン / min.

2) 愍 [mǐn] refers to: “kind”.

愍 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 哀憐; 悲哀; 憐愍; 色類; ; 哀愍心; 愍心; 慈悲心; 慈愍心; 憐愍心; ; 慈愍; 悲愍.

[Sanskrit] anukampā-citta; aunkampā; kāruṇya-cittatā; kāruṇyatā.

[Tibetan] snying brtse ba.

[Vietnamese] mẫn.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ミン / min.

3) 慜 [mǐn] refers to: “kind慈”.

慜 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] thắc.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ミン / min.

4) 民 [mín] refers to: “people”.

民 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 人人; 人等倫.

[Vietnamese] dân.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ミン / min.

5) 敏 [mǐn] refers to: “sharp”.

敏 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] ; ; .

[Vietnamese] mẫn.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ビン / bin.

6) 憫 [mǐn] refers to: “sympathy”.

憫 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 憐念; .

[Sanskrit] aunkampā.

[Vietnamese] mẫn.

[Korean] 민 / min.

[Japanese] ビン / bin.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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