miè

disdain

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

Components
眉 sound,iconic component

  Sound Iconic component

méi

  

eyebrows

Depicts the person's eyebrows.

戍 iconic component

  Iconic component

shù

  

defend borders

Depicts a person being struck by a weapon.

Evolution

蔑 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
蔑 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
蔑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蔑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

miè

disdain, disregard; slight; to belittle; nothing

() 

miè

defiled with blood

Most common words with 蔑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蔑视

to loathe

轻蔑

to contempt

诬蔑

to slander

污蔑

to slander

nothing

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)