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creeping plants

HSK 7
wàn
マン、バン
はびこ.る、つる
A long 曼 plant 艹 ; 曼 also provides the pronunciation
Components
grass (top)+ drawn out =
creeping plants
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
Meaning component
màn drawn out
long, extended, vast
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[mán]
turnip; Brassica campestris
[màn]
creeper; to spread
Japanese
つる 同音

noun

  1. usually kana vine; bine; tendril; runner
  2. bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; (explanation) part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
  3. connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ふじづる
Fujizuru surname