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Chinese symbol for “masculinity”

男子气概
nán zǐ qì gài
Traditional: 男子氣概
masculinity; manliness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for masculinity is 男子气概 (nán zǐ qì gài), defined as: masculinity; manliness.

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

男 nán
man, boy; male; baron; surname
radical 102 ⽥ · 7 strokes
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes
概 gài
generally, probably, approximately
radical 75 ⽊ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 男子气概.

WordPinyinMeaning
男人nán réna man; a male
男子nán zǐa man; a male
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
男女nán nǚmale-female; male and female
男孩nán háiboy
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
概念gài niànconcept; idea

See also: Japanese symbol for “masculinity”.

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.

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