miǎn

crown

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
冃 meaning component

  Meaning component

mào

  

cap

免 sound component

  Sound component

miǎnwèn

  

(hat), avoid

Evolution

冕 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
冕 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
冕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
冕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
冕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

miǎn

crown; ceremonial cap; crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown

Most common words with 冕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

卫冕

to defend the crown (in sports championship)

加冕

to crown

冠冕堂皇

high-sounding

imperial crown

冠冕

royal crown