冖

Mandarin · pinyin mì

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  1. "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍 jūn, 冠 guān etc, known as 禿寶蓋 tū bǎo gài or 平寶蓋 píng bǎo gài
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4 · mi4

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Exact source record冖 冖 [mi4] /"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 軍|军[jun1], 冠[guan1] etc, known as 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] or 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4]/