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宀

mián ㄇㄧㄢˊ

    • "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 宝盖 bǎogài

Other words read mián

In the same tone

  • 棉 mián cotton
  • 眠 mián sleep
  • 绵 mián silk floss
  • 蝒 mián large, black cicada

mian with other tones

  • 面 miàn face
  • 免 miǎn excuse sb
  • 沔 miǎn inundation
  • 缅 miǎn distant
  • 勉 miǎn exhort

All 19 words read mian in any tone

Other words read mián

In the same tone

  • 棉 mián cotton
  • 眠 mián sleep
  • 綿 mián silk floss
  • 蝒 mián large, black cicada

mian with other tones

  • 麵 miàn flour
  • 免 miǎn excuse sb
  • 沔 miǎn inundation
  • 緬 miǎn distant
  • 勉 miǎn exhort

All 19 words read mian in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 宀

    部首 radical
    宀
    笔画 strokes
    3
    结构 structure
    独体字

    宀 as a 部首

    宀 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 80 under 宀. Look a character up by the 宀 radical

    Easy to confuse with 宀

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