憫
mǐn

pity

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 閔 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

閔
閔 Sound component
mourn

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartminXmrə[n]ʔgrieved
Zhengzhangmrɯnʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

悯 mǐn pity Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 闵 represents the sound. Simplified form of 憫.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

闵
闵 Sound component
mǐn, mín mourn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode