皿 Radical 108 — a dish, a vessel; a container for food or drink
mǐn (third tone, dipping)
a dish, a vessel; a container for food or drink
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Where the shape comes from
A wide, stemmed dish seen from the side, base and rim both visible — the generic vessel that sits beneath a whole family of characters for containers and what they hold. Water shown overflowing its rim gives 益, to overflow, and by extension benefit, gain; a lid fitted over one gives 盖, a cover, a lid; and it simply names the tray or plate itself in 盘.
characters filed under 皿
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