The best way to learn how to write and speak Cantonese - including Jyutping, Chinese character and English meanings
DICTIONARY

The Cantonese word naam jan - 男人 - naam4 jan4
(man in Cantonese)





 ‹    Previous word:   naam4 ging1  
  Next word:  naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3    › 


Romanization (Jyutping)

naam4 jan4

English translations

man

Chinese characters:

男人
For obtaining stroke order animations, visit the links to the individual characters below.
男人 (naam4 jan4) is composed of these characters: 男, 人
The traditional Chinese characters of naam4 jan4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Topic
People / Family

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

male  |  person
男人 ( naam jan / naam4 jan4 ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1031)
More words that mean man in Cantonese
fu1 ( 夫 ), naam4 ( 男 ), naam4 zi2 ( 男子 )

Report missing or erroneous translation of 男人 ( naam jan / naam4 jan4 )

Contact us! We always appreciate good suggestions and helpful criticism.


 
Look up new word:


All content is protected under German and international copyright laws. legal notice / contact | privacy policy | cookie settings     
Version 5.60 / Last updated: 2026-11-07