饅 meaning and stroke order
Steamed buns; steamed dumplings
How to write 饅, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 饅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 饅頭|馒头[man2 tou5]
How 饅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
飠 gives the meaning and 曼 hints at the sound.
Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.
How to remember 饅
The left side 飠 is the food radical, so you know this is something to eat. The right side 曼 (màn) gives the sound, so think of food that sounds like "man": a soft steamed bun.
饅 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 饅頭 (mántou, simplified 馒头), the plain steamed bun eaten across northern China. Example: 我早上吃了兩個饅頭。(Wǒ zǎoshang chī le liǎng gè mántou.) I ate two steamed buns this morning.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 饅 with 慢 (màn, slow) or 漫 (màn), which share the 曼 part but have different radicals and a fourth tone. In 饅頭 the second syllable is usually a neutral tone, mántou, not tóu.
Common words with 饅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饅頭 | mántou | steamed bun | HSK 6 |
Questions about 饅
How many strokes are in 饅?
饅 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饅 mean?
饅 (mán) means steamed buns; steamed dumplings. A common word with it is 馒头 (mántou), meaning "steamed bun".
How do you pronounce 饅?
饅 is pronounced mán, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 饅?
The radical of 饅 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饅 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 饅?
饅 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 馒, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 饅頭 (mántou) and 包子 (bāozi)?
In standard Mandarin, 饅頭 usually means a plain bun with no filling, while 包子 has a filling such as meat or vegetables. In some southern dialect areas, such as Shanghai, 饅頭 can also refer to filled buns.
How do you write 饅 in simplified Chinese?
In simplified Chinese it is written 馒, with the simplified food radical 饣 on the left. The right side 曼 stays the same, so the word is written 馒头.