nán male; man

Made up of [ tián field radical 102, 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 Small seal

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Also uses tián component: chù (livestock) dài (to respect) ; diàn (electric) ; (rich) ; (good fortune) ; huà (to draw) ; huáng (yellow) ; jiǎ (first in list) ; jiāng (border) ; lèi (tired) ; léi (thunder) ; (inside) ; māo (cat) ; (area) ; shēn (to extend) ; (to think) ; yóu (to follow)
Also uses component: biān (side) dòng (to use) ; gōng (accomplishment) ; (coffee) ; láo (to toil) ; (to experience) ; lìng (other) ; qióng (exhausted) ; (revive) ; wèi (do) ; (affair)

Sounds same

nán (south) ; nán (difficult)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

男女平等 nán nǔ píng děng Treating men and women the same