Dong Chinese dictionary

miè

disdain

Depicts a person with eyebrows (眉) being struck by a weapon (戍). 眉 also represents the sound.

Components

méi

eyebrows

Depicts the person's eyebrows.

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

戍 Iconic component

shù

defend borders

Depicts a person being struck by a weapon.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

miè

disdain, disregard; slight; to belittle; nothing

miè

defiled with blood

Most common words with 蔑

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

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