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Translation

mián = mi + an2: "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.

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宀 character breakdown

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]
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Characters with 宀 as component

Serbia / Serbian / abbr. for 塞爾維亞|塞尔维亚[Sai1 er3 wei2 ya4]
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to stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / cork / stopper
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strategic pass / tactical border position
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to stop up / to stuff / to cope with
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to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc) / (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge / (bound form) to govern; to rule / (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China)
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customer / visitor / guest
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to reside / to imply / to contain / residence
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residence / (coll.) to stay in at home / to hang around at home
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Words with 宀

宀 is not used as a character in a word.

Sentences with 宀

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