男孩儿 (nánháir) · boy
男孩儿 (nánháir) means “boy”. It is written with 3 characters: 男 (male) + 孩 (child) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 男孩儿 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)
孩 hái · child
What 孩 is made of
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 亥hài — 12th terrestrial branch
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 子 gives the meaning, 亥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 男孩儿
What does 男孩儿 mean?
男孩儿 (nánháir) means “boy”.
How do you pronounce 男孩儿?
男孩儿 is pronounced nánháir.
Which HSK level is 男孩儿?
男孩儿 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 男人nánrénman
- 男生nánshēngboy
- 男子nánzǐman
- 男女nánnǚmen and women
- 男士nánshìgentleman
- 男性nánxìngmale
- 男nánmale
- 孩子háizichild
- 女孩儿nǚháirgirl
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.