闽 (mǐn): short name for Fujian province 福建

闽 (mǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “short name for fujian province 福建.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 门 (phonetic) and 虫 (semantic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 闽 insect. Its radical form 门 (gate) appears in many related characters such as 门 (mén, door, gate), 间 (jiān, room, between), 闪 (shǎn, to flash, to dodge).

Spoken pronunciation

Radical: 门 gate9 strokesFrequency #9999门 phonetic 虫 semantic

Definitions

short name for Fujian province 福建

Etymology & Origin

闽

pictophoneticinsect

Decomposition: ⿵门虫 (layout: surround-from-top)

Components:门phonetic 虫semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
闽南话noun	mǐn nán huà	Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
闽南语noun	mǐn nán yǔ	Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
闽清proper-noun	mǐn qīng	see 閩清縣\|闽清县
闽清县	mǐn qīng xiàn	Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
闽南proper-noun	mǐn nán	Minnan (southern Fujian)
闽语noun	mǐn yǔ	Min dialects, spoken in Fujian Province, Taiwan etc
纳闽proper-noun	nà mǐn	Labuan, island territory of Malaysia off Sabah coast, north Borneo 婆羅洲\|婆罗洲
闽江proper-noun	mǐn jiāng	Min River, Fujian
闽菜noun	mǐn cài	Fujian cuisine
闽侯县	mǐn hòu xiàn	Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
闽侯proper-noun	mǐn hòu	see 閩侯縣\|闽侯县
川鲁粤苏浙闽湘徽	chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huī	the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of...
闽粤	mǐn yuè	Fujian and Guangdong

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

闽 appears in 13 compound words: 85 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 闽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

南nán

0.37710 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

闽字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

Mǐn zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "闽" is not used very often in everyday life.

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yè jì Mǐn xìn jí tuán ( 0 0 2 2 2 . H K ) quán nián chún lì 1 . 2 . . .

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Mǐn xìn jí tuán ( 0 0 2 2 2 ) : xià mén guó jì yín háng gǔ fèn yǒu . . .

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(新春见闻)闽西非遗“客家首府”展风采

( xīn chūn jiàn wén ) Mǐn xī fēi yí kè jiā shǒu fǔ zhǎn fēng cǎi

(Spring Festival Observations) Western Fujian’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: The “Capital of the Hakka” Shows Off Its Charm

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全国人大代表周虹:让古老闽剧在新时代熠熠生辉_光明网

quán guó rén dà dài biǎo zhōu hóng : ràng gǔ lǎo Mǐn jù zài xīn shí dài 熠熠 shēng huī guāng míng wǎng

Zhou Hong, a National People's Congress Deputy: Letting the Ancient Art of Min Opera Shine Brightly in the New Era_Guangming Online

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杨巧双访闽听民意推动策略发展旅游经济

yáng qiǎo shuāng fǎng Mǐn tīng mín yì tuī dòng cè lüè fā zhǎn lǚ yóu jīng jì

Yang Qiaoshuang Visits Fujian to Hear Public Opinion and Promote Strategic Development of the Tourism Economy

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component

蛋dàn 蝙biān 蝠fú 蛇shé 蠢chǔn 蜜mì 蜂fēng 虹hóng 螺luó 蚕cán

Related Characters

门mén 间jiān 闪shǎn 闭bì 闲xián 闹nào 阅yuè 阔kuò 闸zhá 阁gé

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 闽 (mǐn) mean in Chinese?

闽 (mǐn) primarily means "short name for fujian province 福建." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.

What's the difference between 闽 and 长?

闽 (mǐn) and 长 (cháng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 闽 (short) vs 长 (long).

How many strokes does 闽 have?

闽 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 闽?

The radical associated with 闽 is 门 (gate). This radical appears in many characters related to gate.

What are the components of 闽?

闽 is composed of: 门 (phonetic), 虫 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿵门虫 with a surround-from-top layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 闽?

Common words with 闽 include: 闽南话 (mǐn nán huà, "Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas"); 闽南语 (mǐn nán yǔ, "Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas"); 闽清 (mǐn qīng, "see 閩清縣|闽清县"); 闽清县 (mǐn qīng xiàn, "Minqing, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian"); 闽南 (mǐn nán, "Minnan (southern Fujian)"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.

Is 闽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

No. The simplified form is 闽 and the traditional form is 閩.

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