Chinese symbol for “vine”
蔓
màn
(bound form) trailing or climbing stem; vine; (bound form) to spread; to extend
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vine is 蔓 (màn), defined as: (bound form) trailing or climbing stem; vine; (bound form) to spread; to extend.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “vine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 藤蔓 | téng wàn | trailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4] |
| 藤 | téng | rattan; cane |
| 缠绕茎 (纏繞莖) | chán rào jīng | vine; twining stem |
| 秧 | yāng | sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine |
| 秧子 | yāng zi | sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蔓.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蔓延 | màn yán | to spread; to extend |
| 藤蔓 | téng wàn | trailing or climbing stem; vine; Taiwan pr. [teng2man4] |
| 蔓越莓 | màn yuè méi | cranberry |
| 蔓草 | màn cǎo | creeper; climbing plant |
| 枝蔓 | zhī màn | branches and tendrils; fig. overcomplicated or digressive |
| 蔓生 | màn shēng | trailing plant; liana |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vine”.
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.