男人
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
男人 (nánrén) · man
男人 (nánrén) means “man”. It is written with 2 characters: 男 (male) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 男人 is built
The characters
男 nán · male
What 男 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Someone who can work 力 the farm 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
那个男人是我爸爸。Nàge nánrén shì wǒ bàba.That man is my dad.
门口的男人是谁？Ménkǒu de nánrén shì shéi?Who is the man at the door?
Questions about 男人
What does 男人 mean?
男人 (nánrén) means “man”.
How do you pronounce 男人?
男人 is pronounced nánrén.
Which HSK level is 男人?
男人 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 男孩儿nánháirboy
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 男子nánzǐman
- 男女nánnǚmen and women
- 男士nánshìgentleman
- 男性nánxìngmale
- 男nánmale
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
Learn 男人 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.