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CHINESE CHARACTER

mán

瞒

瞒

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to conceal from

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
man2
English meanings
to conceal from, to keep (sb) in the dark

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

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

  • Left

    目

  • 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

目 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “eye”.

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

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

Decomposition reference

⿰目⿱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

    mán瞒zhe着fùmǔ父母。

    Hide it from one's parents.

  2. 02

    yǐnmán隐瞒shí实qíng情。

    Conceal the truth.

  3. 03

    tǎnchéng坦诚xiāng相gào告。

    Tell the truth.

  4. 04

    chéngshi诚实shǒu守xìn信。

    Honest and trustworthy.

  5. 05

    guāngmínglěiluò光明磊落。

    Open and aboveboard.

  6. 06

    tǎnrán坦然miànduì面对。

    Face it calmly.

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  • 隐瞒
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