冖
mì

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approved by Peter Olson · Feb 19, 2022, 06:15 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 19, 2022, 06:15 PM

宀

冖 is a component form of 宀.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》：“冖，覆也。从一下垂也。”

Sources

Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)