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泯

mǐn

Character

What 泯 means

1. bound formto vanish; to die out; to obliterate

Other readings

泯 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• mǐnvariant of {泯|mǐn}

Example sentences

• 汤姆童心未泯。
  Tom maintained his innocence.

Words starting with 泯

• 泯灭mǐn mièto obliterate; to die out; to disappear
• 泯没mǐn mòto sink into oblivion; to be lost to memory; to vanish

Words containing 泯

• 消泯xiāo mǐnto eliminate; to obliterate
• 童心未泯tóng xīn wèi mǐn(idiom) still a child at heart; to retain a playful spirit
• 良心未泯liáng xīn wèi mǐnnot totally heartless; still having a shred of conscience

Characters built on 民

These share the phonetic component 民 (mín), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 珉mínjade-like stone
• 抿mǐnto smooth hair with a wet brush; (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly; to sip
• 岷mínname of a river in Sichuan
• 敃mǐnstrong; robust; vigorous

Characters that look like 泯

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 服fúclothes; dress; garment
• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 佩pèito respect; to wear (belt etc)
• 肤fūskin
• 珉mínjade-like stone
• 抿mǐnto smooth hair with a wet brush; (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly; to sip

Sounds the same

Read mǐn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 敏(bound form) quick; nimble; agile; (bound form) quick-witted; smart
• 抿to smooth hair with a wet brush; (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly; to sip
• 闽short name for Fujian 福建; also pr. Mín
• 悯to sympathize; to pity; to feel compassion for; (literary) to feel sorrow; to be grieved
• 皿(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container; radical no. 108
• 敃strong; robust; vigorous
• 湣(ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs); old variant of 悯
• 刡to scrape; to pare
• 慜clever; old variant of 愍
• 鳘cod
• 黾to strive
• 忞ancient variant of 暋