Chinese symbol for “man”
男人
nán rén
a man; a male; men; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for man is 男人 (nán rén), defined as: a man; a male; men; 个 (gè).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “man”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男子 | nán zǐ | a man; a male |
| 汉 (漢) | hàn | man |
| 男士 | nán shì | man; gentleman |
| 汉子 (漢子) | hàn zi | man; fellow |
| 男子汉 (男子漢) | nán zǐ hàn | man (i.e. manly, masculine) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 男人.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人们 (人們) | rén men | people |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
See also: Japanese symbol for “man”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.