Dong Chinese dictionary

miǎn

parapet

to not be seen

Depicts a person (人) with a cover on top, conveying the original meaning "to not be seen". The meaning later shifted to "invisible" and "parapet".

Components

一 Iconic component

yī

one

Used here to depict a cover.

人 Iconic component

rén

person

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 人 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

miǎn

parapet; invisible; hidden from view; barrier to ward off arrows

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.701