蔓 (màn): creeper, to spread
蔓 (màn) is a Chinese character meaning “creeper.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural) and 曼 (structural). It ranks #2652 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蔓 a long 曼 plant 艹 ; 曼 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- creeper
- to spread
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA long 曼 plant 艹 ; 曼 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿱艹曼 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to extend |
| 藤蔓 | téng màn | vine |
| 蔓延全国 | màn yán quán guó | to spread throughout the entire country |
| 蔓生植物 | màn shēng zhí wù | creeper |
| 蔓生 | màn shēng | trailing plant |
| 荒烟蔓草 | huāng yān màn cǎo | lit. abandoned by men and choked with weeds |
| 蔓越莓 | màn yuè méi | cranberry |
| 蔓草 | màn cǎo | creeper |
| 蔓越橘 | màn yuè jú | cranberry |
| 枝蔓 | zhī màn | branches and tendrils |
| 滋蔓 | zī màn | to grow and spread |
| 蔓菁 | mán jing | turnip |
蔓 appears in 12 compound words: 67 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 8 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 蔓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
这个蔓字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě mán zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "蔓" is related to its radical.
2026去油去屑洗发水测评 儒蔓健发去屑止痒洗发水实测领先
2 0 2 6 qù yóu qù xiè xǐ fā shuǐ cè píng rú màn jiàn fā qù xiè zhǐ yǎng xǐ fā shuǐ shí cè lǐng xiān
...季风大火灾风险高,祭祀飞火引燃杂草可迅速蔓延
. . . jì fēng dà huǒ zāi fēng xiǎn gāo , jì sì fēi huǒ yǐn rán zá cǎo kě xùn sù màn yán
...The risk of major wildfires is high during the monsoon season; sparks from ritual fires can ignite dry grass, causing the fire to spread rapidly.
阿里山高峰饭店深夜起火 火势猛烈一度蔓延文山宾馆
ā lǐ shān gāo fēng fàn diàn shēn yè qǐ huǒ huǒ shì měng liè yī dù màn yán wén shān bīn guǎn
A fire broke out late at night at the Alishan Summit Hotel; the blaze was intense and briefly spread to the Wenshan Hotel
美伊战争效应蔓延 崇越:上游先反应、原物料涨势难避免
měi yī zhàn zhēng xiào yīng màn yán chóng yuè : shàng yóu xiān fǎn yīng , yuán wù liào zhǎng shì nán bì miǎn
Ripple Effects of the U.S.-Iran War Spread: Chong Yue Says Upstream Sectors React First, Raw Material Price Hikes Inevitable
火势以扇形迅速蔓延。
Huǒshì yǐ shànxíng xùnsùmànyán.
The fire spread out in a fan-shape.
这些措施可以预防疾病蔓延。
Zhèxiē cuòshī kěyǐ yùfáng jíbìng mànyán.
These measures can prevent the disease from spreading.
Character Family
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