宀

Information about character(s)

Radical: 宀
Radical Strokes: 3
Total Strokes: 3

Pronunciation

Pinyin: mián
Cantonese: min4
JapaneseKun: YANE IE
JapaneseOn: BEN MEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: roof; KangXi radical 40

CE-Dict: "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc/see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《宀部》宀交覆深屋也。象形。凡宀之屬皆从宀。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【宀字部】宀
【廣韻】武延切【集韻】彌延切，𠀤音綿。【說文】交覆深屋也。【田藝衡曰】古者穴居野處，未有宮室，先有宀，而後有穴。宀，當象上阜高凸，其下有𠕄可藏身之形，故穴字从此。室家宮宁之制，皆因之。

CF-Dict: toit (radical)

Han-De-Dict: Radikal Nr. 40 = Dach (u.E.)