宦
surname Huan
imperial official / court eunuch
宦 character breakdown
"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.
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.
surname Chen
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131
Characters with 宦 as component
宦
is not used as a component in another character.
Words with 宦
family of officials / family with connections to the bureaucracy (i.e. the middle classes in imperial China)
Sentences with 宦
宦 currently does not appear in any sentence.