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title: "Mantou Meaning: 馒头 (mántou) Means “steamed bun”"
description: "馒头 (traditional 饅頭, mántou) means “steamed bun”. Hear its tones, see what 馒 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mantou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 馒头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

馒头 mántou

## steamed bun

## It can also mean

- (dialect) steamed bun with filling

## Its characters

1. 馒 mán steamed bun (as in 馒头)
2. 头 tou (suffix) noun suffix (as in 木头, 甜头)

## In a sentence

馒头和馍馍有区别吗？ Is there a difference between steamed buns and steamed bread?

[More about 馒头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A6%92%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 馒 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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