蛮 mán barbarians
How to remember 蛮: 𰁜 as well + 虫 insect = barbarians. The boys grab the birthday cake with their hands, their little sister as well, and even the insect on the icing is shocked by these barbarians.
Component breakdown
蛮 = 𰁜 as well + 虫 insect
- 𰁜 as well
- 虫 insect
The boys grab the birthday cake with their hands, their little sister as well, and even the insect on the icing is shocked by these barbarians.
How it is used
- Two lives: literary 'barbarous/savage' - 野蛮 (yěmán) barbaric, 蛮横 (mánhèng) arrogant and unreasonable, 蛮不讲理 (mán bù jiǎnglǐ) utterly unreasonable.
- Also a very common colloquial adverb 'quite/pretty' (esp. southern speech): 蛮好 (mán hǎo) pretty good, 蛮喜欢 (mán xǐhuan) rather like - informal, ≈ 挺.