蠻
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mán · barbarians

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Shape and proportion

25Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

虫Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 蠻

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Example sentences

Notice where 蠻 sits in each complete thought.

Zài jiào yǎng shàng, tā mén kě yǐ shuō shì hé yě mán rén chà bù duō.在教養上,他們可以說是和野蠻人差不多。

In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.

Source: Tatoeba #360131 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ kàn qǐ lái mán gāo xīng de.湯姆看起來蠻高興的。

Tom looks quite happy.

Source: Tatoeba #10541694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén jué bú huì jiē shòu zhè xiē héng mán wú lǐ de yāoqiú.我們絕不會接受這些橫蠻無理的要求。

We mustn't give way to these impudent demands.

Source: Tatoeba #373198 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè ér mán chǎo de.這兒蠻吵的。

There's a lot of noise here.

Source: Tatoeba #10450544 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ hěn yě mán.湯姆很野蠻。

Tom is an animal.

Source: Tatoeba #10355131 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 蠻 in context

  1. Say mán, then recall the core meaning: barbarians.
  2. Write all 25 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 蠻 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.