缅
miǎn HSK7

distant

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 面 represents the sound. Simplified form of 緬.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

面
面 Sound component
miàn, mian face

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

緬 distant Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 面 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

面
面 Sound component
miàn, mian face

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmenʔ
Unicodemiɛ̌n

說文解字

微絲也。从糸面聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)