cover

(mi4)

Radical no. 14 · 2 strokes (14 部首 · 2 14 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼍ (mì) — meaning: cover, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originated as a pictograph depicting a cover or lid used to conceal something. It represents the concept of covering or concealing an object.

Mnemonic: The curved horizontal stroke resembles a lid placed on top to cover something below.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

1 characters
  • "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]

    2 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.