冕

miǎn
noun #49,724

Meanings

  1. 1 a ceremonial crown; imperial crown

Examples

HSK 4
Tā zài zhècì xuǎnměi bǐsài zhōng chénggōng jiāmiǎn.
She was crowned the winner of this beauty pageant.
HSK 7-9
Huángdì tóudài guānmiǎn, dēngshàng wángwèi.
The emperor wore a crown and ascended to the throne.

Tips

usage
An ancient ceremonial crown, a flat board with hanging jade beads worn by rulers. Common in 冠冕 and the set phrase 冠冕堂皇, which means impressive on the surface but hollow inside.

Components

radical
冃 mào
headgear; hat-cover
Top hat-cover element, the indexing radical here (filed under the cover radical). It pictures a head covering, fixing the core meaning: something worn on the head. The 免 below carries the sound.
phonetic
免 miǎn
to avoid; to exempt
Bottom 免 supplies the sound, miǎn with no tone shift. It contributes no meaning here and is purely phonetic, the same element seen in 勉.

Stroke Order

冕 miǎn