• Very uncommon character
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 283 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mián (mian2)"roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc • see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for mián (mian2)The component is pronounced as '' (mi4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for mián (mian2)The component is pronounced as 'diǎn' (dian3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for mián (mian2)The component is pronounced as 'mián' (mian2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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