满mǎn
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满
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Shuowen
满 (mǎn) is formed by the water radical 氵 on the left and the phonetic element 𦰩 on the right, the latter originally a pictogram of a plant or container suggesting fullness. In oracle bone script the character appears as water with a symbol that denotes a vessel being filled, expressing the notion of being full. The water radical indicates the liquid that fills, while 𦰩 provides the phonetic cue, yielding the modern meanings of full, to fill, or to be abundant.
Pinyin
mǎn· HSK 2