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The Chinese word man - 曼 - màn
(graceful in Chinese)

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Traduction française de manFrançaisTraduction française
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Chinese-Chinese entry of man中文中文


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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

màn

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English translations

graceful"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., prolonged"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
soft and beautiful"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., long-drawn-out"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 曼 ( màn ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( man / màn ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>graceful</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of màn are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 曼 ( man / màn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).

Ni you manmiao de xingti.
Nĭ yŏu mànmiào de xíngtĭ.
 – English translation: You have a beautiful shape.

Character complexity
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曼 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

datura  |  lithe and graceful
 
Chinese example words containing the character 曼 ( man / màn )
阿曼 ( Āmàn = Oman ), 曼海姆 ( Màn hăi mŭ = Mannheim ), 曼彻斯特 ( Mànchèsītè = Manchester ), 曼谷 ( Màngŭ = Bangkok ),
Other characters that are pronounced màn in Chinese
慢 (slow) , 漫 (to overflow)

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