瞒

瞞
mán
#2,400 most
frequent character
to conceal
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

瞒 mán uses 目 eye as meaning part and a sound part from 满 without 氵. It first meant drooping eyelids or closed eyes. From hiding behind closed eyes came hiding something from someone, then concealing and deceiving.

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Example Sentences

他瞒着我去旅行。
tā mán zháo wǒqù lǚxíng 。
He concealed from me that he went traveling.
你不应该瞒着她真相。
nǐ bù yīnggāi mán zháo tā zhēnxiàng 。
You shouldn't conceal the truth from her.
我知道你在瞒我什么。
wǒzhīdào nǐzài mán wǒ shénme 。
I know what you are concealing from me.

Words with similar meanings

隐瞒yǐnmán
to hide
隐瞒 (yǐnmán) conveys a similar action but implies a deeper sense of hiding information, often with an emotional or moral undertone.
遮掩zhēyǎn
to cover up
遮掩 (zhēyǎn) suggests a more active effort to cover something and can imply deceit or manipulation.

Homophones

蛮mán
quite
埋mán
used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]

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