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缅
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Burma

HSK 10
Abstract →Space
Miǎn, miǎn
メン、ベン
면
Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 面 represents the sound.
Components
糹 silk+ 面 face-to-face =
緬 Burma
糹 Meaning component
mì
silk
糹 is a component form of 糸.
面 Phonetic component
miàn face-to-face
variant of 麵|面[miàn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
緬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
缅 / 緬 [Miǎn]
Myanmar (formerly Burma) (abbr. for 緬甸|缅甸[Miǎn​diàn])
缅 / 緬 [miǎn]
distant; remote; detailed
Japanese
緬 めん 同音
noun abbrev. Myanmar; Burma
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
緬 はる
Haru place name
CHINESE WORDS (13)
缅甸 [Miǎn​diàn] #15,191
Myanmar (or Burma)
缅怀 [miǎn​huái] #15,343
to commemorate
缅因州 [Miǎn​yīn​zhōu] #13,241
Maine, US state
缅因 [Miǎn​yīn] #25,943
Maine, US state
缅文 [Miǎn​wén] #73,625
Burmese (language, esp. written)
印缅斑嘴鸭 [Yìn​miǎn​bān​zuǐ​yā]
(bird species of China) Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
印缅褐头雀鹛 [yìn​miǎn​hè​tóu​què​méi]
(bird species of China) manipur fulvetta (Fulvetta manipurensis)
东缅高原 [Dōng​Miǎn​gāo​yuán]
Eastern Myanmar plateau
沙加缅度 [Shā​jiā​miǎn​duó]
Sacramento
缅元 [Miǎn​yuán]
Burmese dollar
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
縮緬 [ちりめん] #47,540
(silk) crepe
緋縮緬 [ひぢりめん] #103,151
crimson crepe (fabric)
めん羊 [めんよう] #133,513
sheep
ちりめん皺 [ちりめんじわ] #166,945
fine wrinkles
唐縮緬 [とうちりめん] #184,947
mousseline de laine
緬甸 [めんでん] #189,282
Burma
絽縮緬 [ろちりめん] #194,784
type of crêpe
金紗縮緬 [きんしゃちりめん] #213,165
silk crepe
御召縮緬 [おめしちりめん] #241,624
(high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
一越ちりめん [ひとこしちりめん] #247,961
crepe with fine wrinkles
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