皿 mǐn dish

源How it came to be

An open bowl seen from the side: the bowl above, and the foot it stands on below. Nothing is drawn inside it, because the shape is the container and not what goes in.

字含“皿”的汉字

• 盘 tray
• 盐 salt
• 盒 small box or case
• 血 blood
• 盆 basin
• 盖 to cover
• 盛 abundant
• 恤 to help
• 盈 full
• 盏 small cup or container
• 盗 to rob
• 盟 alliance
• 衅 to quarrel