(mán)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad.

barbarian

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
mán
Meaning
barbarian; bullying; very; quite; rough; reckless
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱亦虫

Like 亦 insects 虫

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : insect

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

mán
HSK 7-9

barbarous

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diāomán

crafty and unruly

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mán

brute force

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(idiom) to pester endlessly

Open 胡搅蛮缠 page →
mán

common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory

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