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曼
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drawn out

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
màn
マン、バン
なが.い
만
Depicts a hand (又) covering (冃) the eye (目) to gaze far away into the distance.
Components
冃 cap (alt)+ 目 eye+ 又 again =
曼 drawn out
冃 Iconic component
cap (alt)
目 Iconic component
mù eye
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Notes
Similar Characters
冒 risk冠 crown冡 to cover (alt)冕 ceremonial盯 stare at盱 wide open eyes盲 blind盹 to doze盼 await hopefully省 economize眄 to look askance眇 blind in one eye眈 gloat看 look at県 county (jp)眍 sunken (simp)眎 view (archaic)眙 to gaze at眚 disease of the eyes眠 slumber
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
曼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
曼 [màn]
handsome; large; long
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (178)
曼哈顿 [Màn​hā​dùn] #4,016
Manhattan island
曼哈顿 [Màn​hā​dùn] #4,016
Manhattan island
曼谷 [Màn​gǔ] #13,005
Bangkok, capital of Thailand
阿曼 [A​màn] #5,175
Oman
张曼玉 [Zhāng​Màn​yù] #22,358
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
张曼玉 [Zhāng​Màn​yù] #22,358
Maggie Cheung (1964-), Hong Kong actress
曼德拉 [Màn​dé​lā] #13,552
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013), South African ANC politician, president of South Africa 1994-1999
曼彻斯特 [Màn​chè​sī​tè] #18,012
Manchester
曼彻斯特 [Màn​chè​sī​tè] #18,012
Manchester
安曼 [An​màn] #48,020
Amman, capital of Jordan
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ 浪漫 [ロマン] #40,313
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances)
曼荼羅 [まんだら] #64,102
mandala
曼珠沙華 [まんじゅしゃげ] #89,992
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)
三昧耶曼荼羅 [さんまやまんだら] #174,367
samya mandala (in Shingon)
金剛界曼荼羅 [こんごうかいまんだら] #182,146
Vajradhatu Mandala
両界曼荼羅 [りょうかいまんだら] #202,433
Mandala of the Two Realms
胎蔵界曼荼羅 [たいぞうかいまんだら] #208,992
Garbhadhatu Mandala
法曼荼羅 [ほうまんだら] #210,330
dharma mandala (in Shingon)
大曼荼羅 [だいまんだら] #211,768
great mandala (in Shingon)
⭐ 日耳曼 [ゲルマン] #215,441
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
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