宀
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Han character
宀 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 戈月 (IB) or 難戈月 (XIB), composition ⿱丶冖)
- Kangxi radical #40, ⼧.
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 281, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7054
- Dae Jaweon: page 551, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 909, character 13
- Unihan data for U+5B80
Glyph origin
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| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Pictogram (象形) – a house; similar to 广. According to Wang Yun (王筠), the latter character depicts a building with three walls, while the former depicts a house with four walls.
Today, the pictogram appears smaller, but a conservative character is 𰃦, which appears in 向. See also the top component of 冡 and the original version of 叟.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mián
- Wade–Giles: mien2
- Yale: myán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mian
- Palladius: мянь (mjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Note: 寶蓋頭/宝盖头 when used as a component.
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: min4
- Yale: mìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: min4
- Guangdong Romanization: min4
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: mjien
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*me[ŋ]/
- (Zhengzhang): /*men/
Definitions
宀
- a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms
- a kind of flower
- Kangxi radical #40 宀 (“roof”)
Usage notes
As a component, often referred to as 寶蓋／宝盖 (bǎogài) or 寶蓋頭／宝盖头 (bǎogàitóu).
References
Kanji
宀
Readings
Hanja
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Han character
宀: Hán Nôm readings: miên
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References
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