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màn

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màn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
màn | man4
English translation
free
unrestrained
to inundate
inundating; exaggerated

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About màn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

màn

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of màn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵曼

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

màn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and màn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using màn

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薄冰冻结 dòngjié de de zài chūn róng lín 之下 zhī xià 漫漫 màn màn de 软化 ruǎn huà le .

The sleety frozen earth began to soften under thaw and the rain.

漫不经心 màn bù jīng xīn 地拿 běn 杂志 zázhì fān kān zhāo .

I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it.

yún 使 shǐ 阳光 yángguāng 漫射.

Clouds cause the diffusion of light from the sun.

报纸 bàozhǐ yòng liǎng 版面 bǎn miàn lái 刊登 kāndēng 漫画 mànhuà .

The newspaper devotes two pages to comics.

lài 寂然 jì rán , 柿子 shì zi Yuán tóu yóu 烂漫 làn màn , 凄清 qī qīng dōng yuè hán .

How calm. The persimmon orchard. Under the wintry moon.

Words with màn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
浪漫 làngmàn romantic浪漫 làngmàn
漫画 mànhuà caricature漫畫
漫长 màncháng very long漫長
màn free màn
漫步 màn bù to wander漫步 màn bù
弥漫 mímàn to pervade彌漫
漫漫 màn màn long漫漫 màn màn
漫游 màn yóu to roam漫遊
漫天 màn tiān everywhere漫天 màn tiān
漫画家 màn huà jiā cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)漫畫家
浪漫主义 làng màn zhǔ yì romanticism浪漫主義
漫不经心 màn bù jīng xīn careless漫不經心
散漫 sǎn màn undisciplined散漫 sǎn màn
烂漫 làn màn brightly colored爛漫
漫天要价 màn tiān yào jià to ask for sky-high prices漫天要價
漫无目的 màn wú mù dì aimless漫無目的
天真烂漫 tiān zhēn làn màn innocent and unaffected天真爛漫
漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě covering everything漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě
漫无边际 màn wú biān jì extremely vast漫無邊際
漫天飞舞 màn tiān fēi wǔ (of snow etc) to fill the sky漫天飛舞
漫漫长夜 màn màn cháng yè endless night (idiom); fig. long suffering漫漫長夜
漫步者 màn bù zhě rambler漫步者 màn bù zhě
漫骂 màn mà to hurl abuse漫罵

màn Decomposition & Compounds

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màn Decomposition

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