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CHINESE CHARACTER

mǎn

满

满

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wholly

Numbered pinyin
man3
English meanings
det.: entirely, wholly

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right (Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 两.).

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    ⿱
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    • Top

      艹
    • Bottom

      两
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      • Top

        一
      • Bottom

        ⿻
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        • First part

          冂
        • Second part

          从
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

㒼 is identified as the sound component (mán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 满.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵⿱艹两

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bēizi杯子mǎn满le了。

    The cup is full.

  2. 02

    chēshàng车上jǐ挤mǎn满le了rén人。

    The bus is packed.

  3. 03

    fángjiān房间duī堆mǎn满le了shū书。

    The room is full of books.

  4. 04

    mǎn满mǎn满de的yī一bēi杯shuǐ水。

    A full cup of water.

  5. 05

    xīnli心里mǎn满mǎn满de的gǎndòng感动。

    My heart is full of emotion.

  6. 06

    jiàqī假期fàng放mǎn满le了。

    The holiday is fully arranged.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不满
  • 丰满
  • 充满
  • 圆满
  • 布满
  • 满怀
  • 满意
  • 满足
  • 爆满
  • 美满
  • 饱满