Dong Chinese dictionary

mián

roof

Pictograph of a roof.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

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[bǎogài]

Component uses

Meaning component in 56 characters (31 verified)

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Iconic component in 21 characters (21 verified)

Unknown component in 3 characters (0 verified)

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