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mán

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mán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mán | man2
English translation
turnip
Brassica campestris
creeper
to spread
vine, tendril, creeper

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About mán

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

mán

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A long  màn plant cǎo  ;  màn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of mán

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

艹曼

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Example sentences using mán

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zhè 黄瓜 huáng guā mán le .

This cucumber plant is climbing.

zhè 疾病 jíbìng zài 蔓延 mànyán , suì 以下 yǐ xià de 小孩 xiǎo hái dōu yǒu 危险 wēixiǎn .

The disease is spreading, and all children under five are at risk.

2006 Nián 4 yuè 14, 云南省 Yún nán Shěng 丽江市 Lì jiāng shì 玉龙 xiàn , 地表 dì biǎo Huǒ zài 山林蔓延 mànyán .

April 14,2006 Yulong lijiang, Yunan. Fire were spreading in the mountain forests.

他们 tā men zài 那儿 nà r kān zhāo 窗外 de 常春藤 cháng chūn téng mán .

There they looked out of the window at the ivy vine.

野兔 yě tù 蔓延 mànyán biàn le 整个 zhěnggè 大陆 Dà lù .

It ( zhǐ the rabb it ) overran a whole continent.

Words with mán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蔓延 mànyán to extend蔓延 mànyán
mán turnip mán
藤蔓 téng màn vine藤蔓 téng màn
枝蔓 zhī màn branches and tendrils枝蔓 zhī màn
蔓草 màn cǎo creeper蔓草 màn cǎo
滋蔓 zī màn to grow and spread滋蔓 zī màn
蔓菁 mán jing turnip蔓菁 mán jing
蔓生植物 màn shēng zhí wù creeper蔓生植物 màn shēng zhí wù
荒烟蔓草 huāng yān màn cǎo desolate (idiom)荒煙蔓草

mán Decomposition & Compounds

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mán Decomposition

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