蛮 - mán - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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蠻 (蛮)

mán

Definition

barbarian
rough
savage
fierce
unreasoning
bullying
very (dialect use)
quite (dialect use)
rash
reckless

Character Decomposition

Related words (16)

brute force

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

蠻子

mán zi

barbarian; slave servant; (old) contemptuous term for people from southern China (used by northern Chinese people)

蠻幹

mán gàn

to act rashly; to act precipitously regardless of the consequences; reckless; foolhardy; daredevil

蠻悍

mán hàn

rude and violent; fierce and reckless

蠻橫

mán hèng

rude and unreasonable

蠻皮

mán pí

recalcitrant; obstreperous

蠻纏

mán chán

to pester; to bother endlessly

蠻荒

mán huāng

savage; wild; uncivilized territory

蠻邸

mán dǐ

foreign mission (in former times); residence of barbarian emissary

蠻不講理

mán bù jiǎng lǐ

capricious muleheadedness

蠻橫無理

mán hèng wú lǐ

rude and unreasonable

crafty and unruly

see 蠻橫

barbarous; uncivilized

野蠻人

yě mán rén

barbarian

Idioms (2)

胡攪蠻纏

hú jiǎo mán chán

to pester endlessly (idiom); an annoying troublemaker

觸鬥蠻爭

chù dòu mán zhēng

constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats; struggle for personal gain

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