miǎn
crown
Phonosemantic compound. 冃 represents the meaning and 免 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
miǎn
crown; ceremonial cap; crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown
Most common words with 冕
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to defend the crown (in sports championship) | ||
to crown | ||
high-sounding | ||
imperial crown | ||
royal crown |
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