How to Write 颟 (mān) — Meaning “Muddled; careless”

Imagine a person with a head (页) that is so full of messy thoughts it looks like a tangled ball of yarn. The left side 㒼 resembles a messy bundle, helping you recall that 颟 means muddled or careless.

Pay attention to the balance: the left part (㒼) is narrower and slightly taller, while the right radical 页 is wider. A common mistake is making the left side too wide or forgetting the two vertical strokes inside 㒼—they must be clear and parallel.

颗 (kē) means a small, round particle and is used as a measure word, while 题 (tí) means topic or title. Visually, 颟 has a complex left side with multiple strokes, whereas 颗 has 果 (fruit) on the left and 题 has 是 (to be) on top. Their pronunciations and meanings are completely unrelated.

颟 is rarely used alone; it appears almost exclusively in the two-character word 颟顸 (mān hān), meaning muddled and negligent. You might see it in criticism, like '他做事颟顸无能' (He is muddled and incompetent), but it is not common in everyday speech.

Common words containing 颟 include: 颟顸 (mān hān) — Muddled and negligent; 别颟顸 (bié mān hān) — Don't be muddle-headed.; 颟顸无能 (mān hān wú néng) — Muddled and incompetent.