蔓 (màn) - Vine, creeper — refers to climbing or trailing & to spread, extend, or become overgrown.

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Vine, creeper — refers to climbing or trailing plants with long stems;

to spread, extend, or become overgrown.

Vine, creeper — refers to climbing or trailingto spread, extend, or become overgrown.

Usage highlights

Vine plantSpread and extendMelon vineCreeping plantIvy vineWeed vine

Synonyms

  • 藤— vine, rattan
  • 葛— kudzu vine

Antonyms

  • 根— root (fixed vs. spreading)
  • 干— trunk, stem (main vs. secondary growth)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ivy vine climbs the wall (蔓藤植物).
  • Weeds spread rampantly (杂草蔓延).
  • She grows melon vines in the garden (瓜蔓).
  • The rumor spread quickly (流言蔓衍).

Collocations

  • Vine plant(蔓草)
  • Spread and extend(蔓延)
  • Melon vine(瓜蔓)
  • Creeping plant(蔓生植物)
  • Ivy vine(蔓藤)
  • Weed vine(蔓草)

Idioms

  • Cut the weeds and remove the roots — eliminate the source of trouble(斩草除根)
  • Vines and creepers entwined — complicated relationships(蔓引株连)
  • Like a melon vine — continuous connection(如瓜蔓)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese culture, vines symbolize growth, connection, and sometimes entanglement or complexity.
  • Vines appear in poetry and art as natural elements that climb and connect different spaces.
  • The character carries both positive connotations of natural growth and negative connotations of uncontrolled spreading.

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