满 mǎn — fill · English

满

mǎn

fill

At a glance · 满

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「满」从水㒼声，小篆从水滿声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「满」本义为水满溢，引申充满、满足、全。

Structure

从水、㒼(mǎn)声，形声字，水表义类，本为盈满、充实。

At a glance

Pinyinmǎn

Radical氵

Strokes14

UnicodeU+6EE1

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English fill fill; full, satisfied

Français plein / satisfait Plein, satisfait. «守真志满» : comblé de volonté.

Español lleno / satisfecho Lleno, satisfecho. «守真志满»: colmado de voluntad.

العربية ممتلئ / راضٍ ممتلئ، راضٍ. «守真志满»: مُمتلئ عزماً.

Русский полный / довольный Полный, довольный. «守真志满»: полон решимости.

Common words

满意mǎn yìsatisfied
满足mǎn zúsatisfy

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