馒 (mán): steamed bun
馒 (mán) is a Chinese character meaning “steamed bun.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 曼 (phonetic). It ranks #2946 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 馒 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).
Definitions
- steamed bun
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 馒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃人血馒头 | chī rén xuè mán tou | to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom) |
| 不蒸馒头争口气 | bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì | not to be crushed (idiom) |
馒 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 67 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 馒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
早餐我吃了两个馒头，配了一碗稀饭。
Zǎocān wǒ chī le liǎng gè mántou, pèi le yì wǎn xīfàn.
For breakfast, I had two steamed buns with a bowl of porridge.
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pò jiě mán huà mí sī nǚ shén bō niào suān sān dà jì shù yōu shì shǒu hù zì . . .
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《逐玉》被抓包穿帮镜头! 阿伯假吃馒头、大婚戏她戴口罩全露馅
zhú yù bèi zhuā bāo chuān bāng jìng tóu ! ā bó jiǎ chī mán tóu , dà hūn xì tā dài kǒu zhào quán lù xiàn
"In Pursuit of Jade" Caught in a Continuity Error! Old Man Pretends to Eat a Steamed Bun, and She Wears a Mask During the Wedding Scene—It's All Too Obvious
营养师提醒:千万别再白粥配馒头,看似健康实则有3大隐患
yíng yǎng shī tí xǐng : qiān wàn bié zài bái zhōu pèi mán tóu , kàn sì jiàn kāng shí zé yǒu 3 dà yǐn huàn
Nutritionist reminds: Don't eat white porridge with steamed buns, it seems to be healthy, but it actually has 3 hidden dangers
营养师提醒:别再白粥配馒头,营养单一隐患多!
yíng yǎng shī tí xǐng : bié zài bái zhōu pèi mán tóu , yíng yǎng dān yī yǐn huàn duō !
Nutritionist reminds: Don't use white porridge with steamed buns, there are many hidden dangers in a single nutrition!
馒头妈生了!剖腹产下四宝“怎么那么痛”泪崩...
mán tóu mā shēng le ! pōu fù chǎn xià sì bǎo zěn má nà má tòng lèi bēng . . .
The steamed bun mother gave birth! Four treasures after giving birth by caesarean section "Why are they so painful" burst into tears...
馒头和馍馍有区别吗？
Mántou hé mómo yǒu qūbié ma?
Is there a difference between steamed buns and steamed bread?
对不起，馒头卖完了。
Duìbuqǐ, mántou màiwán le.
I'm sorry, we're all out of manti.
昨天我买了两个馒头。
Zuótiān wǒ mǎi le liǎng gè mántou.
Yesterday I bought two steamed buns.
我给你吃手馒头。
Wǒ gěi nǐ chī shǒu mántou.
I'll give you a mantou to eat.
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