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Animated Stroke Order 男

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How to write 男 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

男has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

nán

male

区别HSK 2

male

adj.HSK 3.0 · L1

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 男

男 stroke order diagram

4.

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6.

How to Use 男

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 男 works in context.

Male identity words

Use 男 (nán) in words like 男人, 男生, 男士, and 男性 to refer to a man or male.

男人 • nán rén • a man • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 男 is used in context

Tā他

shì是

wǒ我

de的

nán男

tóng同

Information

Pinyinnán

Meaningmale

Strokes7

Radical田

Traditional男

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Frequency#183

Zhuyinㄋㄢˊ

UnicodeU+7537

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田field

Strength (力) in the fields (田) — depicting a man's traditional role as a laborer in the fields.

nán男

rén人

a man

男生 • nán shēng • schoolboy • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

nán男

shēng生

schoolboy

男士 • nán shì • man • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

nán男

shì士

man

男性 • nán xìng • the male sex • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

nán男

xìng性

the male sex

Family and partner terms

Use 男 (nán) in words like 男朋友, 男方, and 男子 to indicate a male in family or relationship contexts.

男朋友 • nán péng you • boyfriend • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

nán男

péng朋

you友

boyfriend

男方 • nán fāng • the man • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nán男

fāng方

the man

男子 • nán zǐ • a man; a male • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

nán男

zǐ子

a man; a male

xué学

。

He is my male classmate.

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.

Zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

shì是

nán男

de的

ma吗

？

Is this room for males?

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.

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.

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