蛮

蠻
mán
#2,064 most
frequent character
quite
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蛮 mán combines 虫, a venomous snake or insect, with a sound part. The snake picture gives the first meaning, 'type of snake'. From there it grew to 'fierce', then 'barbaric, rough', 'barbarian', and 'very; quite'. The sound link is not clear in Mandarin.

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Example Sentences

这件衣服蛮好看的。
zhè jiàn yīfú mán hǎokàn de 。
This piece of clothing is quite good looking.
他蛮喜欢这部电影。
tā mán xǐhuān zhè bù diànyǐng 。
He quite likes this movie.
我蛮累的，需要休息一下。
wǒ mán léi de ， xūyào xiūxī yīxià 。
I am quite tired and need to rest a bit.

Words with similar meanings

非常fēicháng
very
This is a more emphatic adverb, indicating a higher degree of intensity.
相当xiāngdāng
fairly
This adverb suggests a moderate degree, similar to 'quite,' but is slightly less casual.

Homophones

瞒mán
to conceal
埋mán
used in 埋怨[man2 yuan4]

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