蔓 màn vine
vine; tendril; creeper
怎么记住“蔓”: 艹 grass + 曼 graceful = vine. Grandma lets the grass grow wild by the fence for the graceful plant whose garden centre label reads "vine".
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
蔓 = 艹 grass + 曼 graceful
- 艹 grass meaning
- 曼 graceful sound
Grandma lets the grass grow wild by the fence for the graceful plant whose garden centre label reads "vine".
How it came to be
Grass gives the meaning and the sign for graceful the sound.
用法
- Base meaning 'vine/creeper', but its key word is 蔓延 (mànyán): to spread and creep outward, used of fire, disease, rumors, unrest (疫情蔓延, the epidemic spreads).
- Reading note: màn in 蔓延, but wàn in 藤蔓 (téngwàn, vines) and everyday plant names.