Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "闽", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "闽", and master the standard way of writing the character "闽".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 闽
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "闽" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
闽:
1. 中国福建省的别称。
[En.] Another name for Fujian Province.
2. 五代十国之一。
[En.] Min state. In 933, Wang Yanjun declared himself emperor in Changle (present-day Fuzhou), naming the state Min. The dynasty lasted thirty-seven years before being destroyed by the Southern Tang.
本义: 古种族名。生活在浙江南部和福建一带,后因称福建为闽。
[En.] Original meaning: An ancient ethnic group name. They lived in the southern part of Zhejiang and the Fujian region, later the region was called Min.
造字法: 形声。从虫,门声。
[En.] Character creation method: Phono-semantic compound. Composed of the components for "insect" and "door."
引:
1. 《说文》:閩,东南越也。
[En.] "Shuowen": Min refers to the Southeast Yue.
2. 《周礼·职方式》:七閩九貉。
[En.] "Zhou Li": Seven Mins and nine raccoons.
3. 《山海经·海内经》:閩在海中。
[En.] "Shanhaijing": Min is in the sea.
4. 左思《吴都赋》:选自閩禺。
[En.] Zuo Si's "Wu Du Fu": Selected from Min Yu.
例:
又如:闽中(泛指福建省地);闽江(水名。为福建省第一大河流);闽关(指福建通内地的关隘);闽岭(福建北部的山岭)。
[En.] Examples: Minzhong (generally refers to the land of Fujian province); Min River (the largest river in Fujian province); Min Pass (referring to the pass connecting Fujian to the interior); Min Ridge (the mountains in northern Fujian).