男

nán

n+án·2nd tone

(bound form) male

Radical: 田 Strokes: 7 HSK 1

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

电田甲留界画略由申畏畜疆

Same radical

电田甲留界画略由申畏畜疆番畅甸

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Stroke Order · 7 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

男=田+力

Etymology

Someone who can work 力 the farm 田

Meanings

(bound form) male

baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 wǔ děng jué wèi

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Words with 男 247 total

adult male男丁nán dīng a (real) man · boy · son男儿nán ér male homosexuality · buggery男风nán fēng penis男根nán gēn male worker男工nán gōng man's family (in marriage)男家nán jiā baron男爵nán jué male-female · male and female男女nán nu:3 a man · a male · men · CL: gè男人nán rén male homosexuality男色nán sè schoolboy · male student · boy · guy (young adult male)男生nán shēng wizard; warlock男巫nán wū the male sex · a male男性nán xìng men's clothes男装nán zhuāng a man; a male男子nán zǐ young, unmarried male; young guy少男shào nán

Idioms with 男 35 total Chain

young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)红男绿女hóng nán lu:4 nu:3 young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)绿女红男lu:4 nu:3 hóng nán behave like thieves and whores · be out-and-out scoundrels男盗女娼nán dào nǚ chāng

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