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曼 is a compound ideogram with three vertical components: the top resembles 曰 (to say or the sun), the middle resembles 罒 (a net or horizontal eye), and the bottom features 又 (a right hand). Early interpretations suggest it depicted a hand pulling or stretching a net over a distance, conveying the core meaning of extending or elongating something to make it long and continuous. This sense of physical extension later evolved to describe graceful, flowing qualities in movement, music, or appearance. In modern usage, 曼 is often employed for phonetic transliteration of foreign names.
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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。