宀

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

宀 character breakdown

丶
zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
冖
mì = mi + Ø4
"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]
Mnemonic symbol: 冖 shall be represented by a saucepan lid. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (Ø4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a saucepan lid (冖) instead.

Characters with 宀 as component

穴
xué = xu + e2
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
穴 = 八 + 宀 : Xu Xian presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the elevators entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.
定
dìng = di + (e)ng4
to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order
定 = 宀 + 下 + 人 : "to fix": duct tape. Somebody wanted to tease Dorothy Gale and taped a graduation cap to her head. Neanderthal Man tries to help her by levering the cap off with a ladder in the engine's bathroom.
宜
yí = y + Ø2
proper / should / suitable / appropriate
宜 = 宀 + 且 : Maud Younger (y) received a package just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). It is a shelf (且) from IKEA (宜家). To get ready to set up the self appropriately (宜), Maud puts on her graduation cap (宀), grabs a drink and starts studying the manual.
宜
yí = y + Ø2
surname Yi
宜 = 宀 + 且 : Maud Younger (y) received a package just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). It is a shelf (且) from IKEA (宜家). To get ready to set up the self appropriately (宜), Maud puts on her graduation cap (宀), grabs a drink and starts studying the manual.
容
róng = ru + (e)ng2
surname Rong
容 = 宀 + 谷 : Mnemonic symbol: a food container.
容 = 宀 + 谷 : Rachel Rhinoceros prepares some popcorn in the kitchen of the Erechtheion. She is using a food container which she closes with a graduation cap.
容
róng = ru + (e)ng2
to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance
容 = 宀 + 谷 : Mnemonic symbol: a food container.
容 = 宀 + 谷 : Rachel Rhinoceros prepares some popcorn in the kitchen of the Erechtheion. She is using a food container which she closes with a graduation cap.
害
hài = h + ai4
to do harm to / to cause trouble to / harm / evil / calamity
害 = 宀 + 丰 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: Calamity Jane.

Hamlet has just graduated from high school and his still wearing his graduation cap, but Calamity Jane locked him in a golden cage in the airplane's bathroom because she envies him so much. She even gave him no food so far and teases him with a mandarin.
宝
寳
bǎo = b + ao3
variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
宝 = 宀 + 玉 : Beelzebub is busy drawing fake jewels and jade bracelets from a graduation cap in the aorta. He uses his magic graduation cap to change coal into precious treasure like jewels and jade bracelets to deceive and seduce humanity.
宝
寶
bǎo = b + ao3
jewel / gem / treasure / precious
宝 = 宀 + 玉 : Beelzebub is busy drawing fake jewels and jade bracelets from a graduation cap in the aorta. He uses his magic graduation cap to change coal into precious treasure like jewels and jade bracelets to deceive and seduce humanity.
寄
jì = ji + Ø4
to send / to mail / to entrust / to depend on / to attach oneself to / to live (in a house) / to lodge / foster (son etc)
寄 = 奇 + 宀 : Joan of Arc (ji) mails (寄) home a present from the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She decided to mail a cappuccino (奇) in a graduation cap (宀).
宁
寕
nìng = ni + (e)ng4
old variant of 寧|宁[ning4]
宁
寧
níng = ni + (e)ng2
abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Ning2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] / abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nan2 jing1] / surname Ning
宁 = 丁 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: 列宁, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

Vladimir Lenin (宁) enters engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) when Nefertiti (ni) is preparing dinner. Nefertiti thinks Lenin wants to start a revolution, so she immediately tries to throw him out, but Lenin tells her he wants to remain peaceful (宁) and learn how to cook. As sign of humility he even takes his graduation cap (宀) and nails (丁) it to the wall.

Words with 宀

宀 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 宀

宀 currently does not appear in any sentence.