男生
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
男生 (nánshēng) · boy
男生 (nánshēng) means “boy; male student”. It is written with 2 characters: 男 (male) + 生 (to give birth). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 男生 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)
生 shēng · to give birth
What 生 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A shoot 屮 growing in the soil 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们班有十个男生。Wǒmen bān yǒu shí gè nánshēng.There are ten boys in our class.
男生都去打球了吗？Nánshēng dōu qù dǎqiú le ma?Have all the boys gone to play ball?
Questions about 男生
What does 男生 mean?
男生 (nánshēng) means “boy; male student”.
How do you pronounce 男生?
男生 is pronounced nánshēng.
Which HSK level is 男生?
男生 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 男孩儿nánháirboy
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 男人nánrénman
- 男子nánzǐman
- 男女nánnǚmen and women
- 男士nánshìgentleman
- 男性nánxìngmale
- 男nánmale
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 女生nǚshēnggirl
Learn 男生 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.