Boy in Chinese (Mandarin): 男孩 (nánhái)
男孩
nánhái
boy
- Simplified
- 男孩
- Traditional
- 男孩
- Pinyin
- nánhái
- Typed as
- nanhai
Use it in a sentence
男孩在踢足球。
The boy is kicking a soccer ball.
The characters in 男孩
男
Male. 田 (field) is on top and 力 (strength) below.
7 strokes
孩
Child. 子 (child) is on the left.
9 strokes
男孩 is a "male child". People also say 男孩子 (nánháizi).
More examples with 男孩
那个男孩很高。
那個男孩很高。
Nàge nánhái hěn gāo.
That boy is tall.
男孩在跑步。
Nánhái zài pǎobù.
The boy is running.
How to write 男孩 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
男 7 strokes
孩 9 strokes
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