冺
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Readings
On'yomi
- ビン
- ベン
- ミン
- メン
Kun'yomi
- ほろ.びる
Meaning
This rare kanji has no clear standalone meaning. Treat its meaning as uncertain.
Study
Etymology
The exact historical development of 冺 is uncertain. It visually combines 冫 (ice) and 民 (people), but the original semantic and phonetic roles are unclear.
Meaning mnemonic
With no clear meaning, picture ice (冫) covering people (民), perhaps suggesting something frozen or still, but treat this as a visual placeholder only.
Reading mnemonic
For ビン, imagine a bin of ice (冫) where people (民) store things: bin -> ビン.