Shuowen component 170: 皿
About this component
Component: 皿
Seal font (Chongxi): 皿
Mandarin: mǐn
Sino-Vietnamese: mãnh
Japanese: ベイ (bei) ; ボウ (bou) ; ミョウ (myou) ; さら (sara)
Korean: MYENG / 명
Unihan definition: shallow container; rad. no. 108
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
飯食之用器也。象形。與豆同意。凡皿之屬皆从皿。讀若猛。