男女 nán nǚ — male-female

Meanings

1. 1

   male-female

   male-female; male and female

   noun

Character breakdown

• 男

  nán (second tone, rising)

  man, male

  7 strokes⿱田力Radical 田
• 女

  nǚ (third tone, dipping)

  woman; female; daughter (in 女儿)

  3 strokesRadical 女

Words containing 男

• 男nán (second tone, rising)male, man’s
• 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
• 男子nán (second tone, rising) zǐ (third tone, dipping)a man; a male
• 男生nán (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)schoolboy
• 男性nán (second tone, rising) xìng (fourth tone, falling)the male sex
• 男朋友nán (second tone, rising) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)boyfriend
• 男士nán (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)man
• 男孩儿/男孩兒nán (second tone, rising) hái (second tone, rising) r (neutral tone)erhua variant of 男孩

Words containing 女

• 女nǚ (third tone, dipping)female, woman’s
• 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
• 女儿/女兒nǚ (third tone, dipping) ér (second tone, rising)daughter
• 女性nǚ (third tone, dipping) xìng (fourth tone, falling)woman
• 女生nǚ (third tone, dipping) shēng (first tone, high and level)schoolgirl
• 美女měi (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping)beautiful woman
• 女士nǚ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)lady
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 妇女/婦女fù (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 女朋友nǚ (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)girlfriend
• 少女shào (fourth tone, falling) nǚ (third tone, dipping)girl
• 子女zǐ (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping)children; sons and daughters
• 儿女/兒女ér (second tone, rising) nǚ (third tone, dipping)children; sons and daughters
• 仙女xiān (first tone, high and level) nǚ (third tone, dipping)fairy
• 孙女/孫女sūn (first tone, high and level) nǚ (third tone, dipping)son's daughter
• 女婿nǚ (third tone, dipping) xu (neutral tone)daughter's husband; son-in-law
• 母女mǔ (third tone, dipping) nǚ (third tone, dipping)mother and daughter