曼
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Meaning: handsome
💡 A 'man' (曼) with a 'sun' (日) is handsome—like a sunlit gentleman.
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Character Story & Explanation
曼 (màn) originally depicted a hand (又) reaching into an eye (目) to pluck it out—a violent act. Over time, it evolved to mean 'extend' or 'long,' and later acquired the sense of 'graceful' or 'handsome,' as seen in '曼妙' (graceful). The radical 日 (sun) is unrelated to this etymology; it's a later corruption of the eye component.
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