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Chinese symbol for “mambo”

曼波
màn bō
(loanword) mambo (dance)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mambo is 曼波 (màn bō), defined as: (loanword) mambo (dance).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

曼 màn
long, extended, vast; beautiful
radical 73 ⽈ · 11 strokes
波 bō
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
radical 85 ⽔ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 曼波.

WordPinyinMeaning
罗曼史 (羅曼史)luó màn shǐromance (loanword); love affair
伊曼yī mànsee 伊玛目 (yī mǎ mù)
曼陀罗 (曼陀羅)màn tuó luó(botany) devil's trumpet (Datura stramonium) (loanword from Sanskrit "māndāra"); mandala (loanword from Sanskrit "maṇḍala")
罗曼蒂克 (羅曼蒂克)luó màn dì kè(loanword) romantic
曼妙màn miào(literary) graceful
曼陀林màn tuó lín(loanword) mandolin
波动 (波動)bō dòngto undulate; to fluctuate
波音bō yīnmordent (music)

See also: Japanese symbol for “mambo”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.