Chinese

男子

/nän³⁵ t͡sɹ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
man; male (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 名 m c)
  • HSK 3

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  • characterChinese男 “man; (only of human in Standard Chinese) male”
    • ideaChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
    • ideaChinese力 “physical strength; physical power; energy”
  • characterChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”

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