曼
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màn · long, extended, vast

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11Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 曼

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mànWords pronounced màn
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Example sentences

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Màn gǔ shì tài guó de shǒudū.曼谷是泰国的首都。

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand.

Source: Tatoeba #725593 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Màn gǔ shì tài guó de shǒudū.曼谷是泰國的首都。

Bangkok is the capital of Thailand.

Source: Tatoeba #13974217 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tài guó de shǒudū shì màn gǔ.泰國的首都是曼谷。

The capital of Thailand is Bangkok.

Source: Tatoeba #13974219 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ néng cóng bù lǔ kè lín de fáng jiān kàn dào màn hā dùn.我能从布鲁克林的房间看到曼哈顿。

From my room in Brooklyn I can see all the way to Manhattan.

Source: Tatoeba #10002073 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Màn nà dé lí kāi bā yà, hǎo hé tā de mǔ qīn zhù zài yì qǐ.曼纳德离开巴亚,好和她的母亲住在一起。

Mennad left Baya to live with her mother.

Source: Tatoeba #8743582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Màn nà dé shì gè cōngming rén.曼纳德是个聪明人。

Mennad is smart.

Source: Tatoeba #8969802 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 曼 in context

  1. Say màn, then recall the core meaning: long, extended, vast.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 柔曼 (róu màn), meaning “soft”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 曼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.