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A phono-semantic compound, 岷 pairs the mountain radical 山 on the left with the phonetic 民 (mín, 'people') on the right. The 山 radical situates the character among terms for mountains and elevated landforms, while 民 provides the sound and carries no semantic weight. The character serves only as a proper noun for geographical features in Sichuan province, most notably the Min Mountains range and the Min River, a major tributary of the Yangtze. It has no other meaning and is found primarily in maps, topographical descriptions, and historical records of the region.
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