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男生

nán shēng

HSK 3.0 · 1

nán shēng · naam4 sang1 (Jyutping)

  1. schoolboy
  2. male student
  3. boy
  4. guy (young adult male)

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Character breakdown

男

Meaning
male, man; son; baron; surname
Radical
田
Strokes
7
Components
⿱田力
Cangjie
WKS
Four-corner
6042.7

生

Meaning
life, living, lifetime; birth
Radical
生
Strokes
5
Components
⿻一土
Cangjie
HQM
Four-corner
2510.0

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