闽 (mǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “Fujian province (short name)”. It is written from 门 (door; gate) and 虫 (insect; bug; worm), one enclosing the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
门 + 虫
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 《说文解字》：闽，东南越，蛇穜。从虫，门聲。现代字形拆分 ⿵门虫 已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：门 3 画 + 虫 6 画 = 9 画
Memory aid
A gate (门) standing at the end of the coast road, with a snake-like creature (虫) curled up just inside it. Walk through that gate and you are in 闽 — Fujian. The gate also carries the sound: mén points you to mǐn.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 闽南mǐn nánsouthern Fujian; Minnan (the region and its Hokkien dialect)闽 = mǐn
- 闽菜mǐn càiFujian cuisine, one of China's eight great culinary traditions闽 = mǐn
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All readings
Fujian
Fujian province (short name); the Min people and the Min group of Chinese dialects
福建省的简称；也指闽地的族群和闽方言。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 闽南mǐn nánsouthern Fujian; Minnan (the region and its Hokkien dialect)闽 = mǐn
- 闽菜mǐn càiFujian cuisine, one of China's eight great culinary traditions闽 = mǐn
Sound component
门 family rime near
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 闽 mean?
闽 (mǐn) means Fujian province (short name); the Min people and the Min group of Chinese dialects.
How do you pronounce 闽?
It is pronounced mǐn.
What parts is 闽 made of?
门 (door; gate) and 虫 (insect; bug; worm), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 《说文解字》：闽，东南越，蛇穜。从虫，门聲。现代字形拆分 ⿵门虫 已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：门 3 画 + 虫 6 画 = 9 画. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 闽 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 闽?
门. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 闽?
Common ones are 闽南 and 闽菜. The reading of 闽 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.