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馒头 mántou

馒头 mántou Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 馒头 mántou .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mántou | man2 tou5
English translation
steamed roll
steamed bun
steamed bread
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About 馒头 mántou

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Traditional form

饅頭

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 馒头 mántou

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mán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shí represents the meaning and màn represents the sound. Simplified form of mán .

Phonetic compound

màn

Semantic compound

shí

Positional decomposition

饣曼

Number of Strokes

14
tóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dòu represents the sound. The simplified character tóu was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character tóu .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺀大

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 馒头 mántou

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gāng chū guō de 馒头 mántou zhēn 热火.

The steamed buns fresh from the steamer were nice and warm.

馒头 mántou ,米粥 mǐ zhōu .

Steamed bread and rice porridge.

馒头 mántou Decomposition

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馒头 mántou Compounds

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