Dude, what does that even mean? “Overflowing in Chinese”?
(Dunno, but it rhymes)
And today we kick off another day of Chinese learning with the Chinese word for “overflow,” which is ?????? (mí màn).
Let’s break it down:
- ??? (Mí): This character is associated with water (it uses the water radical ???on the left) and the word ??? (mí) on the right, meaning to fill completely. This word is often used in classical Chinese to describe water that spreads or overflows. It’s a less commonly used character in modern Chinese.