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HSK 2

男

nán

男 (nán) means “male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

他是男的。

Tā shì nán de.

He is male.

Words containing 男

男人nán réna man; a male; men男子nán zǐa man; a male男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male男朋友nán péng youboyfriend男女nán nǚmale-female; male and female男士nán shìman; gentleman男孩儿nán hái rerhua variant of 男孩; boy

More HSK 2 vocabulary

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白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 男 mean?
男 (nán) means “male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 男 pronounced?
男 is pronounced “nán” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 男?
男 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 男?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 男 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27