男 nán male; man
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102, 力 lì strength radical 19]Made with 7 strokes.
Combination of 'field' and 'strength' to signify a man's toil in the fields. Originally a combination of 'field' and 'plow'.
Ancient small seal form
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Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) ; 电 diàn (electric) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 福 fú (good fortune) ; 画 huà (to draw) ; 黄 huáng (yellow) ; 甲 jiǎ (first in list) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 雷 léi (thunder) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 猫 māo (cat) ; 亩 mǔ (area) ; 申 shēn (to extend) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 由 yóu (to follow)
Also uses 力 lì component: 边 biān (side) 动 dòng (to use) ; 功 gōng (accomplishment) ; 咖 kā (coffee) ; 劳 láo (to toil) ; 历 lì (to experience) ; 另 lìng (other) ; 穷 qióng (exhausted) ; 苏 sū (revive) ; 为 wèi (do) ; 务 wù (affair)
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南 nán (south) ; 难 nán (difficult)Pronunciation
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