冕

miǎn

免 + 冃

Definitions

miǎn crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations; imperial crown

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 冃 represents the meaning and 免 represents the sound.

Semantic: 冂 Phonetic: 免

About

冕 is a phono-semantic compound: the upper component 冃, depicting a hat, indicates the meaning 'ceremonial headwear,' while the lower component 免 gives the sound. It refers to a rigid, flat-topped crown with hanging bead strings that obstruct the wearer's vision. Traditionally worn by emperors and top-ranking sovereign officials during state rituals, this crown symbolized supreme royal authority and divine mandate.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal etymology image

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

这顶冕非常精美。

Zhè dǐng miǎn fēicháng jīngměi.

This crown is very exquisitely made.

国王在典礼上戴上了华丽的冕。

Guówáng zài diǎnlǐ shàng dài shàng le huálì de miǎn.

The king wore a magnificent crown at the ceremony.

那顶古老的冕是博物馆的珍宝。

Nà dǐng gǔlǎo de miǎn shì bówùguǎn de zhēnbǎo.

That ancient crown is a treasure of the museum.

他为自己的成就加上了荣耀的冕。

Tā wèi zìjǐ de chéngjiù jiā shàng le róngyào de miǎn.

He crowned his achievements with glory.

这位设计师从古代帝王的冕中获得灵感。

Zhè wèi shèjì shī cóng gǔdài dìwáng de miǎn zhōng huòdé línggǎn.

This designer drew inspiration from the crowns of ancient emperors.

加冕仪式象征着权力与责任的正式转移。

Jiāmiǎn yíshì xiàngzhēng zhe quánlì yǔ zérèn de zhèngshì zhuǎnyí.

The coronation ceremony symbolizes the formal transfer of power and responsibility.

那顶镶嵌宝石的冕冠代表着至高无上的权威。

Nà dǐng xiāngqiàn bǎoshí de miǎnguàn dàibiǎo zhe zhìgāowúshàng de quánwēi.

That gem-encrusted crown represents supreme authority.

历史学家正在研究那顶出土玉冕的文化含义。

Lìshǐ xuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū nà dǐng chūtǔ yù miǎn de wénhuà hányì.

Historians are studying the cultural significance of that unearthed jade crown.

Related Characters

Component: 免

Component: 冃

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