满
mǎn · HSK 2
entirely
🪣 满 = 氵(water) + 㒼 (cover) — water covering the brim, fully filled
The 氵radical signals liquid; 㒼 hints at covering or concealing. Together: a vessel so full the water tops the rim. Modern senses extend from physically full to entirely or wholly.
满 — water 氵 + 㒼 (phonetic)
满 is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning, originally referring to a vessel filled to the brim with water, while 㒼 supplies the sound. From 'full of water' the sense broadened to 'full, filled, complete,' and later 'satisfied' or 'entirely.'