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 | yě mán | barbarous |
| 蛮荒 | mán huāng | savage |
| 蛮横 | mán hèng | rude and unreasonable |
| 胡搅蛮缠 | hú jiǎo mán chán | (idiom) to pester endlessly |
| 蛮不讲理 | mán bù jiǎng lǐ | completely unreasonable |
| 蛮干 | mán gàn | to act rashly |
| 横蛮 | hèng mán | see 蠻橫|蛮横[man2 heng4] |
| 蛮横无理 | mán hèng wú lǐ | rude and unreasonable |
| 野蛮人 | yě mán rén | barbarian |
| 蛮子 | mán zi | barbarian |
| 蛮力 | mán lì | brute force |
| 触斗蛮争 | chù dòu mán zhēng | constant bickering and fighting (idiom) |
| 蛮皮 | mán pí | recalcitrant |
| 蛮缠 | mán chán | to pester |
| 蛮邸 | mán dǐ | foreign mission (in former times) |
蛮 appears in 18 compound words: 67 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 17 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.
...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.
这首歌蛮熟悉的。
Zhè shǒu gē mán shúxī de.
This song is familiar to me.
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