Chinese words pronounced min (any tone) 26 words, in the 2 tones min is read in. mín (2nd tone) 13 words 民(mín) people 岷(mín) name of a river in Sichuan 缗(mín) cord 旻(mín) heaven 姄(mín) (used in female given names) 忞(mín) encourage oneself 旼(mín) gentle and affable 玟(mín) jade-like stone 暋(mín) unhappy 珉(mín) jade-like stone 痻(mín) be ill 罠(mín) animal trap 民(mín) people 岷(mín) name of a river in Sichuan 緡(mín) cord 旻(mín) heaven 姄(mín) (used in female given names) 忞(mín) encourage oneself 旼(mín) gentle and affable 玟(mín) jade-like stone 暋(mín) unhappy 珉(mín) jade-like stone 痻(mín) be ill 罠(mín) animal trap All 13 words pronounced mín mǐn (3rd tone) 15 words 敏(mǐn) quick 闽(mǐn) short name for Fujian 福建 fújiàn 抿(mǐn) close lightly 闵(mǐn) surname Min 黾(mǐn) strive 泯(mǐn) vanish 悯(mǐn) sympathize 皿(mǐn) dish 湣(mǐn) (ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs) 忞(mǐn) ancient variant of 暋 mǐn 鳘(mǐn) cod 刡(mǐn) scrape 敏(mǐn) quick 閩(mǐn) short name for Fujian 福建 fújiàn 抿(mǐn) close lightly 閔(mǐn) surname Min 黽(mǐn) strive 泯(mǐn) vanish 憫(mǐn) sympathize 皿(mǐn) dish 湣(mǐn) (ancient character used in posthumous titles of monarchs) 忞(mǐn) ancient variant of 暋 mǐn 鰵(mǐn) cod 刡(mǐn) scrape All 15 words pronounced mǐn Often confused with min ming in any tone 17 words