男 — Chinese character
男
nán
man, boy; male; baron; surname
- Pinyin
- nán
- Radical
- 102 ⽥ (Field)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 田 力
- Formation
- ideographic — Someone who can work 力 the farm 田
- Japanese
- 男 as a kanji
Common words with 男
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male |
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 男性 | nán xìng | the male sex; a male |
| 男女 | nán nǚ | male-female; male and female |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 男友 | nán yǒu | boyfriend |
| 男士 | nán shì | man; gentleman |
| 男孩子 | nán hái zi | boy |
| 男主角 | nán zhǔ jué | male lead; male protagonist |
| 男方 | nán fāng | (of a marriage) the bridegroom's side; the husband's side |
English words written with 男
男 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 5
- Mencius 4A.17
- Mencius 5A.1
- Mencius 5A.2
- Mencius 5B.2
- Mencius 5B.6
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
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