谩

謾

mán, màn

曼 + 讠

Definitions

mán to deceive

màn to slander; to be disrespectful; to slight

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 曼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 謾.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 曼

About

The simplified character 谩 (màn) derives from the traditional 謾, a phonosemantic compound. In the traditional form, the semantic component is 言 (speech) and the phonetic is 曼 (màn). The simplified character replaces 言 with the simplified speech radical 讠, leaving 曼 unchanged. This radical signals that the meaning relates to speech, and the character means to deceive with words, show verbal disrespect, or hurl abuse. It appears most often in the compound 谩骂 (mànmà), to scream insults or abusive language.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

不要谩骂别人。

Bù yào mànmà biérén.

Don't abuse others.

他谩骂了那个服务员。

Tā mànmà le nàgè fúwùyuán.

He abused that waiter.

谩骂不能解决问题。

Mànmà bù néng jiějué wèntí.

Abusing cannot solve problems.

他们互相谩骂了很久。

Tāmen hùxiāng mànmà le hěn jiǔ.

They abused each other for a long time.

这种谩骂行为应该被制止。

Zhè zhǒng mànmà xíngwéi yīnggāi bèi zhìzhǐ.

This kind of abusive behavior should be stopped.

他在网上谩骂他人，受到了处罚。

Tā zài wǎngshàng mànmà tārén, shòudào le chǔfá.

He abused others online and was punished.

尽管被谩骂，他仍然保持冷静。

Jǐnguǎn bèi mànmà, tā réngrán bǎochí lěngjìng.

Although being abused, he still remained calm.

谩骂和攻击只会让矛盾升级。

Mànmà hé gōngjī zhǐ huì ràng máodùn shēngjí.

Abusing and attacking will only escalate conflicts.

Related Characters

Component: 曼

Component: 讠

谩