男子 nán zǐ — a man; a male

Meanings

1. 1

   a man; a male

   a man; a male

   noun

Character breakdown

• 男

  nán (second tone, rising)

  man, male

  7 strokes⿱田力Radical 田
• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Words containing 男

• 男nán (second tone, rising)male, man’s
• 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult 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
• 男女nán (second tone, rising) nǚ (third tone, dipping)male-female
• 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 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 子zǐ (third tone, dipping)son
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 房子fáng (second tone, rising) zi (neutral tone)house
• 样子/樣子yàng (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)appearance
• 日子rì (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)day
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 女子nǚ (third tone, dipping) zǐ (third tone, dipping)woman
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 一辈子/一輩子yī (first tone, high and level) bèi (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)(for) a lifetime
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 肚子dù (fourth tone, falling) zi (neutral tone)belly
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap