满
mǎn
to fill
Manchu ethnic group; full; filled; packed; fully; completely; quite; to reach the limit; to satisfy; satisfied; contented
Water (氵) rising to the brim = full, filled, satisfied
The water radical carries the core meaning of fullness — water rising until a vessel is completely filled. The upper components 艹 and 两 are largely phonetic, giving the sound mǎn rather than adding meaning.
Words with 满
满垒
mǎn lěi
(baseball) bases loaded
酌满
zhuó mǎn
to fill up (a wine glass) to the brim
里士满
lǐ shì mǎn
Richmond (name)
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
长满
zhǎng mǎn
to grow all over
开满
kāi mǎn
to bloom abundantly
青龙满族自治县
qīng lóng mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn
Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島|秦皇岛[Qin2 huang2 dao3], Hebei
饱满
bǎo mǎn
full
高朋满座
gāo péng mǎn zuò
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
不满
bù mǎn
dissatisfied; discontented; resentful
不满意
bù mǎn yì
dissatisfied