忞

Mandarin · pinyin mín#

Meanings · mín

  1. to encourage oneself
Mandarin · pinyin mǐn#

Meanings · mǐn

  1. ancient variant of 暋 mǐn
Mandarin · pinyin wěn#

Meanings · wěn

  1. disorderly
  2. messy
  3. chaotic
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忞
mín · to encourage oneself; ancient variant of 暋[min3]; disorderly; messy; chaotic
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忞 · min2 · min3 · wen3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 41,219, 41,220, 41,221
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Exact source records忞 忞 [min2] /to encourage oneself/忞 忞 [min3] /ancient variant of 暋[min3]/忞 忞 [wen3] /disorderly/messy/chaotic/