皿 mǐn
Container
The Chinese radical 皿 symbolises a shallow
container.
舟 zhōu is the radical representing a boat
舟 zhōu is the radical representing a boat
A boat 舟
on a container 皿
can be thought of as a tray or a dish. 盘
pán.
分 fēn is a part, unit or division.
One can think that a part 分 fēn
of a container 皿
is a basin 盆
pén.
分 fēn is a part, unit or division.
丿
piě is
a slash or a bend.
It can also be thought of
血
xuè
dripping
into a container 皿
