满

• 拼音: mǎn
• 汉字拆解: 满 = 氵 (water) + 㒼 (phonetic) — originally water filling to the brim

含义

Full; filled; to be satisfied. Describes something that has reached capacity or completeness.

Used for physical fullness (a full cup, a full room) and abstract completeness (满意 satisfied, 满足 content). Also used for reaching a certain age or time period: 满十八岁 (turned eighteen). Common in 满…的 pattern for emphasis.

例句

1. 杯子里的水满了。
2. 电影院已经坐满了人。
3. 他满脸笑容地走了进来。

用法指南

语境: everyday, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 车上人满了，等下一趟吧。(The bus is full — let's wait for the next one.)
• 我已经吃得很满了。(I'm already very full from eating.)

错误说法

• 不要说'我很满'表示满意 (Don't say 我很满 to mean satisfied — use 我很满意; 满 alone means physically full)

起源与历史

Phonosemantic character: 氵 (water radical) + 㒼 (phonetic). Originally described water filling a container to the brim.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal