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男 nán — “man, boy”
How to write and say the Chinese character 男 (nán), which means man, boy — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 nán
Meaning · 意思 man, boy
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 田 (field)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
男 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: someone who can work 力 the farm 田.
A common word常用词
男孩
boy
Example sentence例句
他是个男孩。
He's a boy.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.