male; man
Animated Stroke Order 男
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HSK Vocabulary: 男
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 男 is used in context
1
nán男
nǚ女
píng平
děng等
shì是
shè社
huì会
jìn进
bù步
de的
zhòng重
yào要
biāo标
zhì志
。
Gender equality is an important sign of social progress.
2
zhè这
ge个
nán男
rén人
hěn很
gāo高
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
yǒu友
hǎo好
。
This man is very tall and looks friendly.
3
nà那
ge个
nán男
hái孩
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
That boy is playing in the park.
4
nán男
fāng方
shì是
bà爸
bà爸
。
The male side is the father.
5
hūn婚
lǐ礼
shàng上
，
nán男
fāng方
chuān穿
xī西
zhuāng装
。
At the wedding, the male side wears a suit.
6
zài在
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
zhōng中
，
nán男
fāng方
fù负
zé责
zhǔn准
bèi备
cǎi彩
lǐ礼
。
In traditional customs, the male side is responsible for preparing the bride price.
Information
Traditional男
Radical田
Strokes7
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#183
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Components—
UnicodeU+7537
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality