缅 miǎn distant
distant; remote; to think of
How to remember 缅: 纟 thread + 面 face = distant. Grandma winds a red thread around her finger while her grandson's face smiles from the screen, so close and yet so distant.
Component breakdown
缅 = 纟 thread + 面 face
- 纟 thread
- 面 face
Grandma winds a red thread around her finger while her grandson's face smiles from the screen, so close and yet so distant.
How it is used
- Distant, and to think back on - 缅怀 (miǎnhuái): to cherish the memory of / commemorate (the deceased, the past) - 缅怀先烈 (miǎnhuái xiānliè) to honor the memory of fallen heroes. Solemn register.
- Also 缅甸 (Miǎndiàn) Myanmar.