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What 民 means in a Chinese namemín

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民mín · B
tier B

百姓。

The people — everyone who is not in office.

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子欲善而民善矣
子欲善而民善矣 What the top does, the rest does

子欲善而民善矣。

If you want what is good, the people will be good.

论语 · 颜渊篇 · our translation
The ruler's own wanting is what moves them. 民 is not the object of rule but the people who follow. 季康子问怎么让百姓敬、忠、劝，孔子答：你自己想好，百姓就好了。「民」在这里不是被管的对象，是跟着走的人。
民本庶民民之民安新民
In a name

People who follow, not people who are managed.

「民」是跟着走的人，不是被管的对象。

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