冖
The 冖 radical
Cover, cloth over
Memory hook
A cloth draped over something. It is the roof radical 宀 with its top dot removed — no ridge means a cloth cover, with the ridge it is a house roof.
The 冖 radical (read mì) means cover, cloth over. The HSK 3.0 data contains 6 characters and 38 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
Practise the 冖 radical
Study this radical's 38 words with flashcards or a quiz.
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Characters with the 冖 radical
6 charactersHSK 1· 1 characters
HSK 1写
to write
HSK 3· 1 characters
HSK 3农
agriculture, farming
HSK 5· 2 characters
HSK 5军
military
冠
hat; to wear a hat
HSK 7-9· 2 characters
HSK 7-9冗
superfluous, redundant
冤
wronged, treated unjustly
Vocabulary with the 冖 radical
38 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 冖 radical, ordered by HSK level.
The free plan shows 9 words per HSK level (30/38 words of this radical).
to write
dictation
to write; writing
agriculture; farming
countryside; rural area
farmer; peasant
to copy out, to transcribe
to depict, to portray
runner-up
military personnel
agricultural products
champion
writing desk; desk
office building
military
warship, naval vessel
army, military
general (military)
navy
air force
army, ground forces
to write, to write characters
lengthy; long-winded; tedious
portrayal, true reflection
military officer
agricultural crop (general term for plants grown to harvest agricultural products such as wheat, corn, soybeans, etc.)
lunar calendar, China's traditional calendar
farm, ranch
migrant worker
wronged, treated unjustly
Why learn vocabulary by the 冖 radical?
The 冖 radical hints at the meaning cover, cloth over. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 6 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 38 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.