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mǎn = m + an3
Manchu ethnic group
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mǎn = m + an3
to fill / full / filled / packed / fully / completely / quite / to reach the limit / to satisfy / satisfied / contented
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How to pronounce 满

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= m initial

M is for Mahatma Gandhi.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

满 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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Characters with 满 as component

mèn = m + (e)n4
melancholy
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Words with 满

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full of / brimming with / very full / permeated
satisfied / pleased / to one's satisfaction
to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) / satisfied / content

Sentences with 满

满 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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mǎn

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