冖
This component represents a covering or roof · Kangxi radical 14
This component represents a covering or roof, symbolizing protection or something that covers from above.
The shape resembles a simple roof or cloth covering draped over something. It evolved from ancient pictographs showing a protective covering or canopy.
冖 at a glance
- Meaning
- This component represents a covering or roof
- Strokes
- 2
- Characters
- 87
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 14
Characters with 冖 (57 of 87)
HSK 3 · 1
HSK 5 · 9
HSK 6 · 5
Beyond HSK · 37
宀mián · "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]冗rǒng · variant of 冗[rong3]写xiè · used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4]孛bèi · comet茕qióng · alone茔yíng · (literary) a grave帚zhǒu · variant of 帚[zhou3]觉jiào · a nap荦luò · brindled ox荥xíng · used in 滎陽|荥阳[Xing2 yang2] (the name of a place in Henan)亳bó · name of district in Anhui冣jù · old variant of 聚[ju4]冡méng · old variant of 蒙[meng2]冥míng · dark莺yīng · oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers莹yíng · luster of gems冢zhǒng · burial mound (variant of 冢[zhong3])萤yíng · firefly萦yíng · (literary) to wind around赍jī · (literary) to harbor (a feeling)喾kù · one of the five legendary emperors, also called 高辛氏[Gao1 xin1 shi4]幂mì · (math.) power; exponent锓qín · to carve舜shùn · Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader壹yī · one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)彀gòu · to draw a bow to the full鲎hòu · horseshoe crab寝qǐn · old variant of 寢|寝[qin3]蓥yíng · polish甍méng · rafters supporting tiles睿ruì · astute疐zhì · prostrate瞢méng · eyesight obscured薨hōng · death of a prince黉hóng · school橐tuó · sack觳hú · ancient measuring vessel (same as 斛)
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 冖 mean?
冖 means "This component represents a covering or roof". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 冖?
87 characters in this dictionary contain 冖, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.
Is 冖 a radical?
Yes — 冖 is Kangxi radical 14, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 冖 have?
冖 is written in 2 strokes.