Chinese Character Wiki
丏

miǎn

parapet

Original meaning: 

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

一  Iconic component

yī

  

one

Used here to depict a cover.

人 iconic component

人  Iconic component

rén

  

person

Evolution

丏 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
丏 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
丏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
丏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

丏  

miǎn

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

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

麪 沔 眄

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+4E0F

Shuowen

“丏，不見也。象壅蔽之形。”


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