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CHINESE CHARACTER

nán

男

男

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man

Numbered pinyin
nan2
English meanings
baron, male, man, steady, mankind, male person, boy, chauvinism, creature, son

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 田; bottom 力.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱田力

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shì是nán男de的。

    He is male.

  2. 02

    zhè这gè个bān班yǒu有shí十gè个nánshēng男生。

    There are ten boys in this class.

  3. 03

    nán男cèsuǒ厕所zài在zhèbiān这边。

    The men's restroom is this way.

  4. 04

    tā他chuān穿le了yī一jiàn件nán男shì式chènshān衬衫。

    He wore a men's shirt.

  5. 05

    nánnǚ男女dōu都yào要zūnzhòng尊重。

    Men and women should both be respected.

  6. 06

    nà那gè个nán男yǎnyuán演员hěn很yǒumíng有名。

    That male actor is famous.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 男人
  • 男士
  • 男女
  • 男子
  • 男孩儿
  • 男性
  • 男朋友
  • 男生