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男 (nán): Male — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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
    dist.HSK 2
  • male
    adj.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 男

男 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
男
田tián · field
力lì · strength
男=
5.

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6.

How to Use 男

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

tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
nán男
tóng同
xué

Information

Pinyinnán
Meaningmale
Strokes7
Radical田
Traditional男
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#183
Zhuyinㄋㄢˊ
UnicodeU+7537
CangjieWKS
HSK 3.0 · L1
田tián · field
+力lì · strength
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

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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  • 新xīnnew
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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "nan".

  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
  • 难nánhard; difficult
  • 南nánsouth
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "田".

  • 畦qísections in vegetable farm
  • 甸diànsuburbs, outskirts; royal domain
  • 甲jiǎshell; nail; first; the first of the ten Heavenly Stems
  • 略lüèplan, strategy; summary, brief; omit
  • 畏wèito fear, to dread, to be afraid of
  • 疆jiāngborder, boundary, frontier
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