Chinese Character Wiki
宀

mián

roof

Pictograph of a roof.

Evolution

宀 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宀 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
宀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

宀  

mián

roof; KangXi radical 40; "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc; see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bǎo​gài]

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

謇 蹇

Iconic component in 21 characters (21 verified)

学 學 向 安 守 宝 寶 宫 宮 宋 寧 塞 寒 灾 賓 牢 宿 寡 寇 叟 寉

Unknown component in 3 characters (0 verified)

甯 苎 褰

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*me[ŋ] (no pre-Qín exx.)

mjien

mián

house, building


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

3

Unicode

U+5B80

Shuowen

“宀，交覆深屋也。象形。”


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