蛮 (mán): barbarian, bullying, very
蛮 (mán) is a Chinese character meaning “barbarian.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亦 (structural) and 虫 (structural). It ranks #2035 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蛮 like 亦 insects 虫. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 蛋 (dàn, egg), 虽 (suī, although), 虫 (chóng, insect).
Definitions
- barbarian
- bullying
- very
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野蛮adjective | yě mán | barbarous |
| 蛮荒adjective | mán huāng | savage |
| 蛮横adjective | mán hèng | rude and unreasonable |
| 胡搅蛮缠phrase | hú jiǎo mán chán | (idiom) to pester endlessly |
| 蛮不讲理phrase | mán bù jiǎng lǐ | completely unreasonable |
| 蛮干verb | mán gàn | to act rashly |
| 横蛮adjective | hèng mán | see 蠻橫|蛮横 |
| 蛮横无理phrase | mán hèng wú lǐ | rude and unreasonable |
| 野蛮人noun | yě mán rén | barbarian |
| 蛮子noun | mán zi | barbarian |
| 蛮力noun | mán lì | brute force |
| 触斗蛮争 | chù dòu mán zhēng | constant bickering and fighting (idiom) |
| 小蛮腰 | xiǎo mán yāo | slim feminine waist |
| 蛮皮adjective | mán pí | recalcitrant |
| 蛮缠verb | mán chán | to pester |
蛮 appears in 19 compound words: 63 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蛮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 蛮.
Example Sentences
这个蛮字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě mán zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "蛮" had different meanings in ancient Chinese.
比如说最近和Barbie,还有和攻壳机动队联名的系列设计,还蛮能戳中我的审美的。
bǐ rú shuō zuì jìn hé B a r b i e , hái yǒu hé gōng qiào jī dòng duì lián míng de xì liè shè jì , hái mán néng chuō zhōng wǒ de shěn měi de .
For example, the recent collaborative designs with Barbie and *Ghost in the Shell* really speak to my sense of style.
这本书诞生的契机还蛮有趣的。
zhè běn shū dàn shēng de qì jī hái mán yǒu qù de .
The story behind this book’s creation is actually quite interesting.
第二排中央的“智能四电机行政中岛”也是一个蛮特别的配置。
dì èr pái zhōng yāng de zhì néng sì diàn jī háng zhèng zhōng dǎo yě shì yī gè mán tè bié de pèi zhì .
The “Smart Four-Motor Executive Center Console” in the center of the second row is also a rather unique feature.
...对伊朗的声援与支持,以对抗美以对伊朗的野蛮侵略
. . . duì yī lǎng de shēng yuán yǔ zhī chí , yǐ duì kàng měi yǐ duì yī lǎng de yě mán qīn lüè
...solidarity with and support for Iran in the face of the brutal aggression against it by the United States and Israel
...决赛飙23分夺新人王!幸宇胜点赞说“真的蛮神”、首谈毕业计画
. . . jué sài biāo 2 3 fēn duó xīn rén wáng ! xìng yǔ shèng diǎn zàn shuō zhēn de mán shén , shǒu tán bì yè jì huà
...Scored 23 points in the final to win Rookie of the Year! Xingyu praised him, saying, "He's really amazing," and spoke for the first time about his post-graduation plans
在教养上,他们可以说是和野蛮人差不多。
Zàijiào yǎng shàng, tāmen kěyǐ shuō shì hé yěmánrén chàbuduō.
In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.
我们绝不会接受这些横蛮无理的要求。
Wǒmen juébù huì jiēshòu zhèxiē hèngmán wúlǐ de yāoqiú.
We mustn't give way to these impudent demands.
这篇漫画在中国蛮火。
Zhè piān mànhuà zài Zhōngguó mán huǒ.
This manga is pretty popular in China.
汤姆看起来蛮高兴的。
Tāngmǔ kànqǐlai mán gāoxìng de.
Tom looks quite happy.
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