滿
滿's 部首 is"水"(water) (check the link below to see the video 部首1.)
The other side is "㒼", It means the surface is smooth and has no gaps.
So the word "滿" means to fill a container with something, such as filling a cup with water.
This concept can be applied to many aspects.
- Reaching a Limit
- "滿" can indicate reaching a certain limit. For example: 客滿 (full house): Every seat in a cinema, theater, concert, and so on is filled.
- Feeling Contentment
- It can also express feeling pleasure or contentment with what one possesses. For example: 滿意 (satisfied): 他很滿意目前的生活。(He is very satisfied with his current life.)
It can also refer to
- Complacency
- 自滿 (complacent): Feeling so satisfied with your abilities or situation that you stop trying to improve.
- There's an ancient saying from《書經．大禹謨》：「滿招損，謙受益。」means: complacency invites loss, while modesty brings benefit.
- When used as an adjective, "滿" can mean spread across an entire area or range. For example:
- 滿面春風 is describes someone whose face is full of joy, as if bathed in spring breeze.
- 滿腹經綸 is refers to someone who is highly learned and knowledgeable. It's like saying someone's stomach is full of knowledge.
- When used as an adverb, "滿" can mean very or quite. For example:
- 滿厲害的 (quite powerful or very impressive).
- During Lunar New Year, we will write a "滿" on red paper and paste it on a rice container. This is done to pray for an abundance of food.
Next, let's look at the words that can be combined with "滿" to form 詞.
詞
- 期滿 Expiration
- 期滿贖回（或稱到期贖回）是指投資商品（例如基金或保險）到期後，將其轉換為現金或領回本金及收益的過程。
期滿贖回 (also known as 到期贖回) refers to the process of converting an investment product (such as a fund or insurance policy) into cash, or receiving back the principal and earnings, after it matures. - 滿上 to fill a glass to the brim
- 在某些場合或是某些酒類，說"滿上"是沒有禮貌的行為。
In some situations or with certain types of alcohol, saying "fill it up" is impolite. - 月盈則虧，水滿則溢 (When the moon is full, it begins to wane; when water is full, it overflows.)
- means that when things reach their peak or extreme fullness, they inevitably begin to decline or diminish.
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