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蛮
蠻
mán
1. barbarian
2. bullying
3. very
4. quite
5. rough
6. reckless
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蛮
mán
barbarians; barbarous, rude, savage
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (18)

刁蛮
diāomán
crafty and unruly
横蛮
hèngmán
see [[蠻橫|蛮横<mánhèng>]]
蛮力
mánlì
brute force
蛮夷
mányí
common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
蛮子
mánzi
barbarian
蛮干
mángàn
to act rashly
蛮悍
mánhàn
rude and violent
蛮横
mánhèng
rude and unreasonable
蛮皮
mánpí
recalcitrant
蛮缠
mánchán
to pester
蛮荒
mánhuāng
savage
蛮邸
mándǐ
foreign mission (in former times)
野蛮
yěmán
barbarous
HSK 6
野蛮人
yěmánrén
barbarian
胡搅蛮缠
hújiǎománchán
to pester endlessly (idiom)
蛮不讲理
mánbùjiǎnglǐ
capricious muleheadedness
蛮横无理
mánhèngwúlǐ
rude and unreasonable
触斗蛮争
chùdòumánzhēng
constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,067
Word Frequency Rank
2,543 of 84,292

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