Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced man
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced man, including 满 mǎn, 慢 màn, 曼 màn, 漫 màn, 埋 mái / mán. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say man, lead with the initial m, then flow without a break into the final an, holding the tone across the whole syllable.
Initial m
Start the syllable on the initial m, then run straight into the final an — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final an
Keep an short and open; do not turn it into ang.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (满 mǎn, 慢 màn, 曼 màn, 漫 màn, 埋 mái / mán) and lock in their tones. 7 common characters share the sound man, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
man turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 埋, 蛮, 瞒 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 满 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 慢, 曼, 漫 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing man inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
7 common characters in this group.