冕 (miǎn): crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations, imperial crown

冕 (miǎn) is a Chinese character meaning “crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (structural) and 免 (phonetic). It ranks #2874 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 冕 crown. Its radical form 冂 (wide) appears in many related characters such as 再 (zài, again), 冒 (mào, to emit), 内 (nèi, inside).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations
  2. imperial crown

Etymology & Origin

冕

pictophoneticcrown

Decomposition: ⿱日免 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
加冕verbjiā miǎnto crown
卫冕verbwèi miǎnto defend the crown (in sports championship)
冠冕堂皇phraseguān miǎn táng huánghigh-sounding
冠冕nounguān miǎnroyal crown
日冕rì miǎncorona
日冕层rì miǎn céngthe sun's corona
南冕座nán miǎn zuòCorona Australis (constellation)
北冕座proper-nounběi miǎn zuòCorona Borealis (constellation)
冕宁县miǎn níng xiànMianning, a county in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture 涼山彝族自治州|凉山彝族自治州, Sichuan
冕宁proper-nounmiǎn níngsee 冕寧縣|冕宁县
冕冠nounmiǎn guānsee 冕
暗冕鹪莺àn miǎn jiāo yīng(bird species of China) rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)
冕柳莺miǎn liǔ yīng(bird species of China) eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
冕雀miǎn què(bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea)
轩冕xuān miǎn(literary) curtained carriage and ceremonial cap (symbols of a senior official)
15
Total compounds
33
As first character
33
As last character
33
As middle character

冕 appears in 15 compound words: 33 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 冕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

卫wèi
0.64851 co-occurrences
佐zuǒ
0.62612 co-occurrences
藤téng
0.61312 co-occurrences
灌guàn
0.59512 co-occurrences
翔xiáng
0.58411 co-occurrences
凌líng
0.53116 co-occurrences
猛měng
0.50712 co-occurrences
冠guàn
0.48616 co-occurrences
巧qiǎo
0.47417 co-occurrences
谷gǔ
0.47315 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

冠冕堂皇guānmiǎntánghuáng

dignified; upright; solemn; to seem honorable and just on the surface, but is not the case in reality

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Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

本届亚运会女子10米气手枪团体决赛,她与沈奕瑶、姚千寻配合默契,帮助中国队成功卫冕。

běn jiè yà yùn huì nǚ zǐ 1 0 mǐ qì shǒu qiāng tuán tǐ jué sài , tā yǔ shěn yì yáo , yáo qiān xún pèi hé mò qì , bāng zhù zhōng guó duì chéng gōng wèi miǎn .

In the women’s 10-meter air pistol team final at this year’s Asian Games, she worked seamlessly with Shen Yiyao and Yao Qianxun to help the Chinese team successfully defend its title.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

男单决赛中,中国选手林诗栋以4:0战胜队友、卫冕冠军王楚钦,首次夺得亚运会男单冠军。

nán dān jué sài zhōng , zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu lín shī dòng yǐ 4 : 0 zhàn shèng duì yǒu , wèi miǎn guàn jūn wáng chǔ qīn , shǒu cì duó dé yà yùn huì nán dān guàn jūn .

In the men's singles final, China's Lin Shidong defeated his teammate and defending champion Wang Chuqin 4–0 to claim his first Asian Games men's singles title.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

男单决赛中,林诗栋以4:0战胜卫冕冠军王楚钦,首次夺得亚运会男单冠军。

nán dān jué sài zhōng , lín shī dòng yǐ 4 : 0 zhàn shèng wèi miǎn guàn jūn wáng chǔ qīn , shǒu cì duó dé yà yùn huì nán dān guàn jūn .

In the men’s singles final, Lin Shidong defeated defending champion Wang Chuqin 4–0 to claim his first Asian Games men’s singles title.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

女单决赛在两位中国选手之间展开,王曼昱战胜卫冕冠军孙颖莎,夺得冠军。

nǚ dān jué sài zài liǎng wèi zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu zhī jiān zhǎn kāi , wáng màn 昱 zhàn shèng wèi miǎn guàn jūn sūn yǐng shā , duó dé guàn jūn .

The women’s singles final was an all-Chinese matchup, with Wang Manyu defeating defending champion Sun Yingsha to claim the title.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

卫冕冠军葛曼棋因伤无缘决赛,中国队的夺金重任落在这名短跑新星肩上。

wèi miǎn guàn jūn gě màn qí yīn shāng wú yuán jué sài , zhōng guó duì de duó jīn chóng rèn luò zài zhè míng duǎn pǎo xīn xīng jiān shàng .

Defending champion Ge Manqi was forced to sit out the final due to injury, leaving the burden of winning gold for the Chinese team on the shoulders of this rising sprint star.

Character Family

冂 Radical Family — Characters sharing the wide radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced miǎn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 冕 (miǎn) mean in Chinese?
冕 (miǎn) primarily means "crown in the form of a horizontal board with hanging decorations." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #2874 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 冕 and 挽?
冕 (miǎn) and 挽 (wǎn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 冂 vs 扌 (same 免 component).
How many strokes does 冕 have?
冕 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 冕?
The radical associated with 冕 is 冂 (wide). This radical appears in many characters related to wide.
What are the components of 冕?
冕 is composed of: 日 (structural), 免 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱日免 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 冕?
Common words with 冕 include: 加冕 (jiā miǎn, "to crown"); 卫冕 (wèi miǎn, "to defend the crown (in sports championship)"); 冠冕堂皇 (guān miǎn táng huáng, "high-sounding"); 冠冕 (guān miǎn, "royal crown"); 日冕 (rì miǎn, "corona"). There are over 15 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 冕 (miǎn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation miǎn: 勉 (to exhort). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 冕 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 冕 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.