Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Min Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 490, Entry 25 Pronounced min. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The autumn sky. Erya (Approaching Elegance): Autumn is called the Min sky. Commentary: Min carries the sense of mǐn (to feel pity), as the autumn season brings the withering and falling of all things. Sub-commentary: In autumn, all things have matured and possess patterns, hence it is called the Min sky. Shiming (Explanation of Names): Min means mǐn (to feel pity). As things wither and fall, it is something to be pitied and grieved over. Book of Documents (Shujing): Crying out daily to the Min sky and to one's parents. Commentary: Because heaven is benevolent and covers those below with pity, it is called the Min sky. Book of Odes (Shijing): The Min sky is swift and fierce. Jiyun (Compendium of Rhymes): Sometimes written in a variant form (mǐn). Also used interchangeably as (mǐn).