男(nán): (bound form) male
HSK 17 strokes
(bound form) male
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- nán
- Meaning
- (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 男 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 男 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 男
Common words using 男 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
shèng剩nán男
(coll.) "leftover man" – a man who remains single beyond the typical marryi…
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