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Information of 男
Pinyin
nán
Radical
田
Strokes
7 strokes
Usage
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Definition
male
男 [nán]
1. A male person. (En: man)
2. Son. (En: boy; son)
3. A title of the fifth rank in the feudal system. (En: baron)
Definitions:
1. A male person: masculine individual, male child, equal rights between men and women.
2. Son: eldest son.
3. A title of the fifth rank in the feudal system: baron.
Origin:
- Original meaning: man, in contrast to "female."
- Character formation: ideographic, combining "field" and "strength;" represents the power used (sometimes referring to a plow) in farming.
Extended Meanings:
1. Same as the original meaning (En: man).
- Example from "Shuowen": 男, husband. From "male" and "strength," meaning men work hard in the field.
- Example from "Book of Songs": "boys were born."
- Example from "Book of Songs": "among many men."
- Example from Qing Dynasty: "men and women fled."
- Example from Jin Dynasty: "men and women dressed like outsiders."
- Example usage: men's responsibilities, adult males, men's clothing, education for boys, virtuous men, male authority.
2. Extended meaning referring to son. (En: boy; son)
- Example from Tang Dynasty: "three sons were stationed at Yecheng."
- Example: "one son sent a letter."
- Example: "one knows that boys are worse, while girls are preferred."
- Example from Jin Dynasty: "to give birth to a son is to have a male child."
- Example from "Book of Han": "two daughters and one son."
- Example usage: male flowers and female flowers (one male and half female; extended to refer to children); eldest son; second son; giving birth to boys and girls.
3. Refers to a son’s self-reference to his parents. (En: your son)
- Example from Lu Xun: "the son is recovering from an illness, and appetite is gradually returning."
4. A title of the fifth rank in the feudal system. (En: baron)
- Example from "Book of Rites": "the king's system of salaries and titles includes five ranks: duke, marquis, count, viscount, and baron."
behave like thieves and prostitutes / a thief if a man and a whore if a woman / (behave like) desperadoes and whores / men as robbers and women as prostitutes / The males are robbers and the females harlots -- to be out-and-out scoundrels.
Input Method for 男
Pinyin
nan2
Wubi
llb|ler
Cangjie
wks
Zhengma
kiym
Four Corner
60427
Unicode
U+7537
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