曼

màn

noun #3,628

Meanings

1 graceful; prolonged
2 used in transliterations (e.g., Manchester, Manhattan)

Characters

graceful; prolonged; (phonetic)

Examples

曼彻斯特是英国的一座大城市。

Mànchèsītè shì Yīngguó de yī zuò dà chéngshì.

Manchester is a large city in England.

曼哈顿的房价很高。

Mànhādùn de fángjià hěn gāo.

Housing prices in Manhattan are very high.

Tips

usage

曼 appears most often as a phonetic character in place names and foreign transliterations: 曼谷 (Bangkok), 曼彻斯特 (Manchester), 曼哈顿 (Manhattan).

Stroke Order

曼 màn