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man 男
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Used in these characters:
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男
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| male, man
nán
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男
田
力
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Top: rice field 田, bottom: power 力
In the rice field you need the power of a man.
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勇
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| brave, courage, righteous
yǒng
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甬
力
マ
男
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Top: 甬 (bent person マ, use 用), below: force 力, better bottom: man 男 (In the rice field 田 is the strength 力 male.)
If the bent person マ is a (real) man, then it's because he is brave.
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舅
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| maternal uncle
jiù
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臼
男
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Top: 臼 (like two hands: E,ヨ), bottom: man 男 (In the rice field 田 is the strength 力 male.)
Two [protecting] hands has this man: The maternal uncle.
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甥
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JLPT no HSK |
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| nephew
shēng
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生
男
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Left: life, birth 生 (The twig ノ at the growing plant  stands for life.), right: man, male 男 (In the rice field 田 is the strength 力 male.)
The born man is the: nephew.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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