Unicode: U+6097

Pinyin: mèn mán

Definition

mán:* 烦闷:"清浊相干,乱于胸中,是谓大~。" * 迷惑:"夫说以智通,而实以过~。" mèn:* 不经意,无心:"~乎忘其言也。" * 孤独的样子

(translated) mán: vexed; melancholy; confused; bewildered; mèn: unintentional; unmindful; solitary; lonely

Structure

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Related substructures

Precursors

Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC