Sentence #852186 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 满足 is built
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满mǎnto fill
氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
艹grass form of 艸 · cǎo
两two · liǎng
氵 hints at the meaning (water); 㒼 () hints at the sound. Compare it with mǎn.
足zúfoot; leg
足 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidDrawn from a leg with a foot below: foot. You see it on the left of 跑 (pǎo) “run”, 跳 (tiào) “jump” and 踢 (tī) “kick”.
How to write 满足
满 13 strokes · 足 7 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 满足 (mǎnzú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
满足 (mǎnzú) means “to satisfy” or “to meet (the needs of)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mǎnzú: mǎn with a 3rd tone, then zú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 满足 is written 滿足. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type manzu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 满足 from the suggestions. Typing manzu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
满足 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
满mǎn3rd tone, dipping
足zú2nd tone, rising
