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漫画

漫畫
mànhuà
noun HSK 5 #3,329

Measure Word

一本漫画 běn

Meanings

  1. 1 cartoon; comic; manga
  2. 2 caricature

Characters

漫
màn
free; unrestrained; overflowing
画
huà
drawing; painting
Freely flowing drawings — pictures that wander and tell stories.

Examples

我小时候特别爱看漫画。
Wǒ xiǎo shíhòu tèbié ài kàn mànhuà.
I loved reading comics when I was little.
这部日本漫画在中国很受欢迎。
Zhè bù Rìběn mànhuà zài Zhōngguó hěn shòu huānyíng.
This Japanese manga is very popular in China.
他是一名漫画家。
Tā shì yì míng mànhuàjiā.
He is a cartoonist/comic artist.

Tips

usage
漫画 covers all comics: Chinese manhua, Japanese manga, Western comics. For specifically Japanese manga, context usually makes it clear.
usage
漫画家 (cartoonist), 动漫 (dòngmàn, animation + comics = anime/manga as a genre), 连环画 (traditional Chinese picture books).

Stroke Order

漫 màn
画 huà