roof

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictographic representation of a roof or dwelling in seal script and oracle-bone script. It depicts the upper structure of a house or shelter, typically shown as a curved or arched covering.

Mnemonic: The curved shape resembling an upturned roof helps you remember the roof radical.

• 宀mián🔊

  "roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

  3 strokes

• 㝉zhù🔊

  to store

  4 strokes

• 它tā🔊

  it

  HSK 2

  5 strokes

• 宁níng🔊

  variant of 寧|宁[ning2]

  5 strokes

• 宄guǐ🔊

  traitor

  5 strokes

• 安ān🔊

  (bound form) calm; peaceful

  HSK 4

  6 strokes

• 守shǒu🔊

  to guard

  HSK 4

  6 strokes

• 宅zhái🔊

  residence

  6 strokes

• 宇yǔ🔊

  room

  6 strokes

• 完wán🔊

  to finish

  HSK 2

  7 strokes

• 宋Sòng🔊

  surname Song

  7 strokes

• 宊jiā🔊

  old variant of 家[jia1]

  7 strokes

• 宍ròu🔊

  old variant of 肉[rou4]

  7 strokes

• 宏hóng🔊

  great

  7 strokes

• 官guān🔊

  government official

  HSK 4

  8 strokes

• 定dìng🔊

  to fix; to set; to make definite

  HSK 4

  8 strokes

• 宝bǎo🔊

  variant of 寶|宝[bao3]

  HSK 4

  8 strokes

• 宗zōng🔊

  school

  HSK 7

  8 strokes

• 实shí🔊

  real

  8 strokes

• 审shěn🔊

  to examine

  HSK 7

  8 strokes

• 宠chǒng🔊

  to love

  HSK 7

  8 strokes

• 宓mì🔊

  still

  8 strokes

• 宕dàng🔊

  dissipated

  8 strokes

• 宙zhòu🔊

  eternity

  8 strokes

• 宛wǎn🔊

  winding

  8 strokes

• 宜yí🔊

  proper

  8 strokes

• 室shì🔊

  room

  HSK 3

  9 strokes

• 宫gōng🔊

  palace

  HSK 6

  9 strokes

• 客kè🔊

  customer; visitor; guest

  9 strokes

• 宣xuān🔊

  to declare (publicly)

  9 strokes

• 宥yòu🔊

  to forgive

  9 strokes

• 宦huàn🔊

  imperial official

  9 strokes

• 宨tiǎo🔊

  variant of 窕[tiao3]

  9 strokes

• 宩shǐ🔊

  old variant of 屎[shi3]

  9 strokes

• 宪xiàn🔊

  statute

  9 strokes

• 宬chéng🔊

  (literary) archive room; library (esp. in the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties)

  9 strokes

• 家jiā🔊

  home

  HSK 1

  10 strokes

• 害hài🔊

  to do harm to

  HSK 5

  10 strokes

• 宰zǎi🔊

  to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc)

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 宽kuān🔊

  wide

  HSK 4

  10 strokes

• 容róng🔊

  to hold

  10 strokes

• 宾bīn🔊

  visitor

  10 strokes

• 宴yàn🔊

  variant of 宴[yan4]

  10 strokes

• 宧yí🔊

  northeastern corner of a room

  10 strokes

• 宵xiāo🔊

  night

  10 strokes

• 宸chén🔊

  imperial apartments

  10 strokes

• 寄jì🔊

  to entrust; to place in sb's care

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 密mì🔊

  dense; close; thick

  HSK 4

  11 strokes