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男子

nánzǐ

man

An adult man with a walking stick
Memory picture

Characters in this word

男 nán

Strokes
7
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 力 strength, power
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

子 zi

Strokes
3
Radical
子 — son, child
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 那个男子是谁。 Nà ge nán zǐ shì shéi. Who is that man.
  • 这个男子很高。 Zhè ge nán zǐ hěn gāo. This man is very tall.
  • 男子在门口等。 Nán zǐ zài mén kǒu děng. The man waits at the door.

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