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miǎn

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miǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miǎn | mian3
English translation
crown; ceremonial cap

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About miǎn

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

miǎn

Contains the radical

jiōng

Part of speech

Transliterated name / 音译人名 Yīnyì rénmíng

Learning hint

crown

Etymology of miǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

日免

Semantic compound

jiōng

Phonetic compound

miǎn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. mào represents the meaning and miǎn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using miǎn

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qiáo , Xīn 国王 guówáng 加冕 jiā miǎn le .

Behold, the new king is crowned.

zhè jiāng shì 19 yuè de 8卫冕赛

This will be his eighth title bout in 19 months.

加雷·卡斯帕罗夫卫冕 wèi miǎn le 国际象棋 guó jì xiàng qí 世界冠军 de 称号 chēnghào

Gary Kasparov has retained his title as world chess champion.

伊丽莎白 Yī lì shā bái 1953 Nián 6 yuè 2 zài 威斯敏斯特教堂 jiào táng 加冕 jiā miǎn

Elizabeth was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2 June

Words with miǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
卫冕 wèi miǎn to defend the crown (in sports championship)衛冕
加冕 jiā miǎn to crown加冕 jiā miǎn
冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng high-sounding冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng
miǎn imperial crown miǎn
冠冕 guān miǎn royal crown冠冕 guān miǎn
日冕 rì miǎn corona日冕 rì miǎn
冕宁 Miǎn níng Mianning county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州 Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Liáng​shān​Yí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], south Sichuan冕寧
冕宁县 Miǎn níng xiàn Mianning county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州 Liáng shān Yí zú zì zhì zhōu [Liáng​shān​Yí​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], south Sichuan冕寧縣
北冕座 Běi miǎn zuò Corona Borealis (constellation)北冕座 Běi miǎn zuò

miǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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