男 nán male; man
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102, 力 lì strength radical 19]Made with 7 strokes.
Combination of 'field' and 'strength' to signify a man's toil in the fields. Originally a combination of 'field' and 'plow'.
Ancient small seal form 
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Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) 电 diàn (electric) 富 fù (rich) 福 fú (good fortune) 画 huà (to draw) 黄 huáng (yellow) 甲 jiǎ (first in list) 疆 jiāng (border) 累 lèi (tired) 雷 léi (thunder) 里 lǐ (inside) 猫 māo (cat) 亩 mǔ (area) 申 shēn (to extend) 思 sī (to think) 由 yóu (to follow)
Also uses 力 lì component: 边 biān (side) 动 dòng (to use) 功 gōng (accomplishment) 咖 kā (coffee) 劳 láo (to toil) 历 lì (to experience) 另 lìng (other) 穷 qióng (exhausted) 苏 sū (revive) 为 wèi (do) 务 wù (affair)
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南 nán (south) 难 nán (difficult)Pronunciation
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