宀

宀
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀).

Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.

宀 character breakdown

丶
zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
冖
mì = mi + Ø4
"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]
Mnemonic symbol: 冖 shall be represented by a saucepan lid. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (Ø4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a saucepan lid (冖) instead.

Characters with 宀 as component

客
kè = k + e4
customer / visitor / guest
客 = 各 + 宀 : Karl Marx (k) is receiving a visitor in the elevator's bathroom (e4). His guest is wearing a graduation cap (宀) and a dress made of stars (各).
安
a̅n = Ø + an1
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])
安 = 女 + 宀 : Albert Einstein prepared an experiment: He invented a new sport and tries it out himself. Using a seat belt, he jumps off anthill's roof. To his surprise, he lands in a graduation cap that Bessie Coleman put there to capture him.
安
a̅n = Ø + an1
surname An
寞
mò = m + o4
lonesome
寞 = 宀 + 莫 : Mozart (莫) lives under a huge graduation cap (宀) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). He often feels very lonesome (寞), except when Mahatma Gandhi (m) comes to visit him.
宪
憲
xiàn = xi + an4
statute / constitution
宪 = 先 + 宀 : Marie Curie (xi) wants to commemorate the FLOTUS (先) and sets up a statue (宪) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). The statue is wearing a graduation cap (宀) and holding the constitution (宪) as if it were reading it to the people.
实
實
shí = sh + Ø2
real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely
实 = 头 + 宀 : Sherlock Holmes welcomes professor Skull just inside the entrance of the space station. Professor Skull has not a complete head but only a skull, and a solid understanding of solid state physics. She really is an honest person and still wears her graduation cap.
寒
hán = h + an2
cold / poor / to tremble
寒 = 宀 + 井 + 一 + 八 + ⺀ : After the nuclear war the nuclear winter (寒) followed, and now the well (井) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) is frozen (寒). Hamlet (h) first puts a graduation cap (宀) over the well to protect it from radioactive fallout, then he breaks the ice by throwing a big eightball (八) into the well. Finally he is able to suck up some fresh water using a flute (一), although he discovers that under the ice beautiful blossoms (⺀) have grown.
官
gua̅n = gu + an1
surname Guan
官
gua̅n = gu + an1
government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[ge4]
官 = 㠯 + 宀 : Gitta Giraffe just graduated from anthill, and standing in front of it, still wearing her graduation cap, she's ready to assume her post as government official. She already has a folder under each arm and is wearing big safety glasses (be safe at work!).
官 = 㠯 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: to symbolize the bureaucracy involved in every governmental system I'll use a folder.
宵
xia̅o = xi + ao1
night
宵 = 宀 + 肖 : When the Little Prince (肖) got his graduation cap (宀) he partied with Marie Curie (xi) all night (宵), and he woke up the next day in front of the aorta (ao1).
宛
wǎn = w + an3
winding / as if / a surname
宛 = 夗 + 宀 : Mnemonic symbol: a winding machine.

Willy Walrus (w) built a winding machine (宛) to wind up sleeping bags (夗) in the anthill (an3). For his invention he got a honorary PhD degree and a graduation cap (宀), but as the winding machine winds up the sleeping bags his graduation cap gets in and ruins it.

Words with 宀

宀 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 宀

宀 currently does not appear in any sentence.