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parapet

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
miǎn
ベン、メン
みえぬ
myen
Depicts a person (人) with a cover on top, conveying the original meaning "to not be seen". The meaning later shifted to "invisible" and "parapet".
Components
一 one+ 人 person =
丏 parapet
一 Iconic component
yī one
Used here to depict a cover.
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Similar Characters
万 ten thousand (jp)丄 above兽 bestial (simp)千 thousand卌 fortieth戛 strike晉 promote (trad)百 hundred閂 latch (trad)闩 bolt (simp)之 of巿 ceremonial knee coverings彑 snout或 or方 direction旦 dawn曰 sayeth生 life丛 bush (simp)夫 husband
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
丏
Regular
Modern
Chinese
丏 [miǎn]
hidden from view; barrier to ward off arrows
Example Sentences