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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

cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
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to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
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school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
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to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court)
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surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
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to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
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room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
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customer / visitor / guest
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Words with 宀

宀 is not used as a character in a word.

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