漫 màn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 曼 long, extended, vast
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
漫
màn
to overflow; to spread; to cover
Character
Example phrases
- 暴雨之后，河水漫过低矮的堤岸，沿街商铺被迫连夜转移货物。 Bàoyǔ zhīhòu, héshuǐ màn guò dī'ǎi de dī'àn, yánjiē shāngpù bèipò liányè zhuǎnyí huòwù. After the downpour, the river overflowed the low embankment, forcing shops along the street to move their goods overnight.
- 水龙头没关，水漫出了浴缸，流到了地上。 Shuǐlóngtóu méi guān, shuǐ màn chū le yùgāng, liú dào le dìshàng. The tap was left on and the water overflowed the bathtub onto the floor.
- 汤太满了，一不小心就漫了出来。 Tāng tài mǎn le, yì bù xiǎoxīn jiù màn le chūlái. The soup was too full and spilled over before I knew it.
Related words
- 浪漫 làngmàn romantic
- 漫长 màncháng long
- 漫画 mànhuà comic
- 动漫 dòngmàn animation, anime
- 漫游 mànyóu to roam; to wander; roaming
- 弥漫 mímàn to pervade; to fill the air
- 茫茫 mángmáng boundless; vast and indistinct
- 涝 lào waterlogged; flooded
- 澎湃 péngpài surging; stirring; powerful
- 泥潭 nítán quagmire; mire
- 奇观 qíguān wonder; spectacle; marvellous sight
- 礁石 jiāoshí reef; rock in the sea