mín 民 the people

shì

scholar

mín-gē
民歌

n.

folk song

mín-háng
民航

n.

civil aviation

mín-jiān
民间

n.

among the people; folk

mín-jǐng
民警

n.

people’s policeman

mín-sú
民俗

n.

folk custom; folkways

mín-yuè
民乐

n.

folk music

mín-zhǔ
民主

n. / adj.

democratic rights / democratic

mín-zú
民族

n.

nation; nationality

gōng-mín
公民

n.

citizen

huí-mín
回民

n.

members of Hui nationality (mostly Muslims); the Hui people; the Huis

nóng-mín
农民

n.

farmer

shì-mín
市民

n.

residents in a city

yú-mín
渔民

n.

fisherman

mín-bu-liáo-shēng
民不聊生
the people are deprived of their means of survival; the masses live in dire poverty