Read Edit View history 宀 mián roof Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a roof. Pinyin Separate values with commas mián × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 宀 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 420, 616 ], [ 514, 554 ], [ 539, 510 ] ], [ [ 228, 445 ], [ 238, 415 ], [ 236, 404 ], [ 191, 304 ], [ 183, 255 ] ], [ [ 270, 411 ], [ 279, 398 ], [ 311, 399 ], [ 469, 427 ], [ 670, 450 ], [ 742, 456 ], [ 795, 445 ], [ 810, 429 ], [ 817, 410 ], [ 722, 329 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 445 567 Q 476 539 509 504 Q 524 489 542 489 Q 554 490 560 505 Q 567 521 557 556 Q 551 578 516 597 Q 431 628 416 623 Q 410 619 411 604 Q 415 591 445 567 Z", "M 232 316 Q 247 359 257 385 L 261 417 Q 261 418 261 419 Q 249 443 238 451 Q 219 466 217 440 Q 220 410 190 367 Q 135 303 166 253 L 167 251 Q 182 224 202 252 Q 220 277 232 316 Z", "M 257 385 Q 284 370 322 378 Q 437 412 694 434 Q 769 441 774 421 Q 774 418 720 341 Q 711 329 717 324 Q 724 320 740 329 Q 803 363 852 372 Q 894 382 893 391 Q 893 401 825 463 Q 803 485 729 473 Q 579 458 371 429 Q 316 422 261 417 C 231 414 229 395 257 385 Z" ] } 3 strokes 宀 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 420, 616 ], [ 514, 554 ], [ 539, 510 ] ], [ [ 228, 445 ], [ 238, 415 ], [ 236, 404 ], [ 191, 304 ], [ 183, 255 ] ], [ [ 270, 411 ], [ 279, 398 ], [ 311, 399 ], [ 469, 427 ], [ 670, 450 ], [ 742, 456 ], [ 795, 445 ], [ 810, 429 ], [ 817, 410 ], [ 722, 329 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 445 567 Q 476 539 509 504 Q 524 489 542 489 Q 554 490 560 505 Q 567 521 557 556 Q 551 578 516 597 Q 431 628 416 623 Q 410 619 411 604 Q 415 591 445 567 Z", "M 232 316 Q 247 359 257 385 L 261 417 Q 261 418 261 419 Q 249 443 238 451 Q 219 466 217 440 Q 220 410 190 367 Q 135 303 166 253 L 167 251 Q 182 224 202 252 Q 220 277 232 316 Z", "M 257 385 Q 284 370 322 378 Q 437 412 694 434 Q 769 441 774 421 Q 774 418 720 341 Q 711 329 717 324 Q 724 320 740 329 Q 803 363 852 372 Q 894 382 893 391 Q 893 401 825 463 Q 803 485 729 473 Q 579 458 371 429 Q 316 422 261 417 C 231 414 229 395 257 385 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.