CHINESE CHARACTER

男 (nán): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

nán

man, boy; male; baron; surname

HSK 17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

田

Primary radical

田 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 男.

田 · 力

Visible components

男 is decomposed as ⿱田力.

STROKES · 7

Write 男 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 男

男nán

HSK 1 · (bound form) male

男朋友nánpéngyou

HSK 1 · boyfriend

男孩儿nánháir

HSK 2 · boy

男人nánrén

HSK 3 · a man; a male; men

男生nánshēng

HSK 3 · schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)

男士nánshì

HSK 4 · man; gentleman

Examples using 男

男朋友

汤姆是我第一个男朋友。

Tāng mǔ shì wǒ dì yī gè nán péng yǒu。

Tom was my first boyfriend.

男孩儿

那男孩儿来访过我家。

Nà nán hái ér lái fǎng guò wǒ jiā。

That boy used to drop in on me.

男人

理发师是为男人刮胡子和剪头发的人。

Lǐ fà shī shì wèi nán rén guā hú zi hé jiǎn tóu fa de rén。

A barber is a man who shaves and cuts men's hair.

FAQ

What does 男 (nán) mean in Chinese?

man, boy; male; baron; surname

How do you write 男 in stroke order?

男 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 男?

田 is the radical in 男. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 男?

男 (nán): (bound form) male; 男朋友 (nánpéngyou): boyfriend; 男孩儿 (nánháir): boy.