Radical 40

宀
39 ⼦ ◄	40	► ⼨ 41
Pinyin :	mián or 宝盖 bǎogài (= cover of the character 宝)
Zhuyin :	ㄇ ㄧ ㄢ ˊ
Hiragana :	う か ん む り ukanmuri
Kanji :	ウ 冠 ukanmuri
Hangul :	집
Sinocorean :	면
Codepoint :	U + 5B80
Stroke sequence :

The radical 40 meaning " roof " is one of 31 traditional radicals of Chinese characters , consisting of three strokes.

The radical 宀 has no function as a sound carrier.

Examples of compositions with this radical are:

character	Explanation
安 <	The character for peace ( Gate of Heavenly Peace , 天安門, Tiān'ānmén) is made up of the radical 宀 (= roof) and the radical 38女 (= woman).
宝	The abbreviation for treasure is made up of the radical 宀 and the radical 96 (= jade ).
宫	The character for palace is composed of the radical 宀 and twice the radical 30口 (= mouth), which is not in its basic meaning here, but is intended to symbolize the rooms of the palace.

Character compounds ruled by radical 40

top, roof

Strokes	character
+ 00	宀
+ 02	宁 宂 它 宄
+ 03	宅 宆 宇 守 安
+ 04	宊 宋 完 宍 宎 宏 宐 宑 宒
+ 05	宓 宔 宕 宖 宗 官 宙 定 宛 宜 宝 实 実 宠 审
+ 06	客 宣 室 宥 宦 宨 宩 宪 宫
+ 07	宧 宬 宭 宮 宯 宰 宱 宲 害 宴 宵家宷 宸 容 宺 宻 宼 宽 宾
+ 08	宿 寀 寁 寂 寃 寄 寅 密 寇 寈
+ 09	寊 寋 富 寍 寎 寏 寐 寑 寒 寓 寔 寕
+10	寖 寗 寘 寙 寚 寛 寜 寝
+11	寞 察 寠 寡 寢 寣 寤 寥 實 寧 寨
+12	審 寪 寫 寬 寭 寮
+13	寯 寰
+14	寱 寲
+16	寳 寴 寵
+17	寶
+18	寷

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 40 is coded under the code point number 12.071 (U + 2F27).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 107 .
• Cecilia Lindqvist : A world of signs - about the Chinese and their writing . Droemer Knaur, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-426-26482-X , p. 267 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 40  - Graphic representations of Radikal 40

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 40 on page 20