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男 — stroke order

nán
ㄋㄢˊ
Meaning
man
Strokes
7
Radical
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Watch how to write (nán) stroke by stroke. 男 has 7 strokes and means “man”. It appears in common words such as 男人 (a man) and 男生 (schoolboy). The animation follows the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap the cell or the ↺ button to replay it.

Common words with 男

The most common words that use 男 — tap any word to draw it stroke by stroke in the full tool.

男人nánréna man男生nánshēngschoolboy男女nánnǚmale-female男孩nánháiboy男子nánzǐa man男朋友nánpéngyoumale friend

How 男 is written

Radical
Components
Formation
Ideographic — Someone who can work 力 the farm 田.

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