蔓延
Old HSK 6
蔓延 (mànyán) · to spread
蔓延 (mànyán) means “to spread; to extend”. It is written with 2 characters: 蔓 (vine) + 延 (to defer). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蔓延 is built
The characters
蔓 màn · vine
What 蔓 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 曼màn — long
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 又yòu — and
- 日rì — sun; day
延 yán · to defer
What 延 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 㢟chān — to walk slowly
- 廴yǐn — to walk
- 止zhǐ — to stop
Origin hint: A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大火很快蔓延开来。Dàhuǒ hěnkuài mànyán kāilái.The fire quickly spread.
感冒在学校里蔓延。Gǎnmào zài xuéxiào lǐ mànyán.A cold is spreading through the school.
Questions about 蔓延
What does 蔓延 mean?
蔓延 (mànyán) means “to spread; to extend”.
How do you pronounce 蔓延?
蔓延 is pronounced mànyán.
Which HSK level is 蔓延?
蔓延 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 蔓延 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 122: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.