馒

饅
mán
曼 + 饣

Definitions

mán (noun) steamed bread; steamed bun

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 曼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 饅.

Semantic: 饣 Phonetic: 曼

About

The character 馒 is a phono-semantic compound. Its traditional form, 饅, combines the semantic radical 飠 (food) on the left with the phonetic component 曼 on the right. The simplified form, 馒, replaces 飠 with the simplified food radical 饣, while 曼 remains unchanged. The radical 飣/饣 places the character in the semantic category of food. The component 曼 provides its pronunciation. This character is used almost exclusively as a bound morpheme in the word 馒头, which denotes a plain, steamed bun made from wheat flour, a staple food in Chinese cuisine, particularly common in northern China.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢吃馒头。

Wǒ xǐhuān chī mántou.

I like to eat steamed buns.

馒头很美味。

Mántou hěn měiwèi.

Steamed buns are delicious.

他买了三个馒头。

Tā mǎile sān gè mántou.

He bought three steamed buns.

早餐我经常吃馒头。

Zǎocān wǒ jīngcháng chī mántou.

For breakfast, I often eat steamed buns.

这个馒头是刚蒸好的。

Zhège mántou shì gāng zhēng hǎo de.

This steamed bun is freshly steamed.

馒头配豆浆是一顿简单的饭。

Mántou pèi dòujiāng shì yī dùn jiǎndān de fàn.

Steamed buns with soybean milk make a simple meal.

在中国北方，馒头是常见的主食。

Zài Zhōngguó běifāng, mántou shì chángjiàn de zhǔshí.

In northern China, steamed buns are a common staple food.

虽然馒头看起来普通，但它能提供丰富的能量。

Suīrán mántou kàn qǐlai pǔtōng, dàn tā néng tígōng fēngfù de néngliàng.

Although steamed buns look ordinary, they can provide abundant energy.

Related Characters

Component: 曼

慢 漫 蔓 幔 谩 鳗 缦 熳 鬘 墁 镘 鄤 饅 鰻

Component: 饣

饭 馆 饮 饰 饿 饲 饱 饥 饶 饼 蚀 馈 饷 饵

Example Words

馒头