(màn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

màn inundating; exaggerated 14 strokes · Radical (water) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 漫 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced màn.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
漫 — 14 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left water
right long

Radical

The radical of is — meaning water. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (water) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 漫

làngmàn romantic
他给女朋友准备了一个浪漫的晚餐。
Tā gěi nǚpéngyou zhǔnbèi le yí gè làngmàn de wǎncān.
He prepared a romantic dinner for his girlfriend.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 18 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

真正的爱情不需要浪
From Mock Exam 03 →
他觉得做地铁歌手很浪
From Mock Exam 11 →
《长江之歌》这首歌的词作者以浪的文字,表达了他对长江的深厚感情。
From Mock Exam 10 →

Tasks Featuring 漫 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 浪漫

FAQ

What does 漫 mean in Chinese?

漫 (màn) means inundating; exaggerated. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 漫 have?

漫 is written in 14 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 漫?

The radical of 漫 is 氵 (water). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 济, 江, 深, 油, 汤.

What is the pinyin for 漫?

漫 is pronounced màn.

What HSK 4 words use 漫?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 漫 appears in 1 word, including 浪漫 (làngmàn). See the full list above.

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