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曼 depicts a hand (又) covering (冃) the eye (目) to gaze far away. In the character's structure, the top element was a cover (now written 曰), the middle 罒 shows an eye (目) placed horizontally, and the bottom 又 is a right hand. This scene of a hand shading the eye while looking into the distance gave rise to the core meaning 'to draw out, elongate, stretch', making something long and continuous. From physical extension, the sense shifted to the aesthetic realm, describing movements, music, or features that are gracefully drawn out and flowing. In modern usage, 曼 is frequently employed to transcribe foreign names phonetically.
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我们去曼谷旅行。
她的动作非常曼妙。
烟雾曼延到山谷中。
他曼声朗诵着诗歌。
曼陀罗是一种宗教符号。
曼哈顿是纽约的繁华区域。
曼城队赢得了英超冠军。
她的长发曼延到腰部以下。
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