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

宇
yǔ = yu + Ø3
room / universe
宇 = 于 + 宀 : Yu the Great (yu) just earned her PhD in the space station (Ø3) and is proudly putting on her graduation cap (宀). She was measuring cosmic (宇) rays by investigating the traces they left in a honey jar (于) and is demonstrating her experiment for the camera.
宫
宮
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
surname Gong
宫 = 吕 + 宀 : Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
宫
宮
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
宫 = 吕 + 宀 : Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
审
審
shěn = sh + (e)n3
to examine / to investigate / carefully / to try (in court)
审 = 宀 + 申 : Sherlock Holmes examines a murder case in the encampment. All that is left of the victim is a bloody graduation cap, and Sherlock investigates it with his magnifying glass. He pretends to compare the graduation cap to a catalogue of hats, but he's just a faker: He can't even read!
牢
láo = l + ao2
firm / sturdy / fold (for animals) / sacrifice / prison
牢 = 宀 + 牛 : Sir Lancelot (l) keeps a bull (牛)in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) by imprisoning (牢) it in a very sturdy (牢) graduation cap (宀).
宋
sòng = su + (e)ng4
surname Song / the Song dynasty (960-1279) / also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)
宋 = 宀 + 木 : Susan Saint Bernard and Mr. Song are celebrating Christmas in the engine's bathroom. They're presenting their big hats and their even bigger butts.
宙
zhòu = zh + ou4
eternity / (geology) eon
宙 = 宀 + 由 : James II of England (zh) finds that he forgot his cuba libre (由) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) during the last party. A lot later he finds that in the glass a whole new universe (宙) has developed. He writes a thesis about it and earns a PhD, proudly wearing a graduation cap (宀).
寡
guǎ = gu + a3
few / scant / widowed
寡 = 宀 + 丆 + 且 + 分 : After graduation, Gitta Giraffe (gu) chose to go into solidarity (寡) in the ashram's living room (a3). Day in, day out she has to stack wind wheels (丆) into shelves (且) in order for them to be shipped out. Next to her is a stopwatch (分) counting down the time she has to finish each rack, and her graduation cap (宀) carelessly thrown into a corner.
宵
xia̅o = xi + ao1
night
宵 = 宀 + 肖 : When the Little Prince (肖) got his graduation cap (宀) he partied with Marie Curie (xi) all night (宵), and he woke up the next day in front of the aorta (ao1).
完
wán = w + an2
to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
完 = 元 + 宀 : In other characters: A checkered flag.
完 = 元 + 宀 : Willy Walrus celebrates finishing his degree just inside the anthill's kitchen. He wears a graduation cap, gets lots of coins and somebody waves with a checkered flag.
家
jia̅ = ji + a1
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]
家 = 宀 + 豕 : Mnemonic symbol: a framed "home sweet home" picture.

The swine (豕) graduated and wearing a graduation cap (宀), it came home to the ashram. In front of it (a1), Joan of Arc (ji) welcomes the swine and hugs it. To welcome her dear swine, she put a gigantic home sweet home (家) picture in front of the ashram.
家
傢
jia̅ = ji + a1
see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

Words with 宀

宀 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 宀

宀 currently does not appear in any sentence.