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南 Nán

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Nán | Nan2
English translation
surname Nan
south
south; southern; southward

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About 南 Nán

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HSK level

3

Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

南 Nán

Contains the radical

十 shí

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A musical bell

Etymology of 南 Nán

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱十 shí ⿵冂 jiōng ⿱丷干

Explanation

Depicts the front of a house. In some regions of ancient China, houses were typically built to face the south.

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Example sentences using 南 Nán

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湖南 Hú nán 风味 fēngwèi , 口味 kǒuwèi 香 xiāng 辣 là .

It offers food of Hunan flavor, which is hot and spicy.

南希 Nán xī 走近 zǒu jìn 我 wǒ ,拾 shè 起 qǐ 了 le 地上 dì shang 一 yī 张 Zhāng 十 shí 元 Yuán 纸币 zhǐ bì .

Nancy to me and a ten - yuan on the.

例如 lìrú ,每张地图 dìtú 上 shǎng 都 dōu 会有“罗盘 luó pán 玫瑰 méi guī ”,指明 zhǐ míng 东 Dōng 、 南 Nán 、 西 Xī 、北 běi .

The Compass Rose - drawn on almost every map - indicated North, East, South, and West.

从 Cóng 南 Nán 越 Yuè 到 dào 西 Xī 柏林 Bó lín ,我国 wǒ guó 将 jiāng 信守 xìn shǒu 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 承诺 chéngnuò .

This Nation will keep its commitments from South Viet - Nam to West Berlin.

他们 tā men 谁 shuí 也 Yě 没 méi 搞 gǎo 到 dào 旅游 lǚyóu 指南 zhǐ nán .

None of them has got a handbook to tourists.

Words with 南 Nán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
南 Nán south南 Nán
南方 nán fāng south南方 nán fāng
南京 Nán jīng capital of China at different historical periods南京 Nán jīng
越南 Yuè nán Vietnam越南 Yuè nán
南部 nán bù southern part南部 nán bù
南瓜 nán guā pumpkin南瓜 nán guā
西南 xī nán southwest西南 xī nán
河南 Hé nán Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 Yù , capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州 Zhèng zhōu [Zhèng​zhōu]河南 Hé nán
湖南 Hú nán Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘 xiāng , capital Changsha 長沙|长沙 Cháng shā [Cháng​shā]湖南 Hú nán
指南 zhǐ nán to guide指南 zhǐ nán
云南 Yún nán Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 diān [diān] or 雲 yún |云 yún , capital Kunming 昆明 Kūn míng 雲南
南非 Nán fēi South Africa南非 Nán fēi
南边 nán bian south南邊
南北 nán běi north and south南北 nán běi
江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river江南 Jiāng nán
海南 Hǎi nán Hainan Island海南 Hǎi nán
南美 Nán Měi South America南美 Nán Měi
济南 Jǐ nán Ji'nan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China濟南
布坎南 Bù kǎn nán Buchanan (surname)布坎南 Bù kǎn nán
东南 dōng nán southeast東南
南极 nán jí south pole南極
东南亚 Dōng nán yà Southeast Asia東南亞
南面 nán miàn south南面 nán miàn

南 Nán Decomposition & Compounds

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南 Nán Compounds

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  • 南 Nán
    • 喃 nán , 蝻 nǎn , 萳, 暔 nán , 腩 nǎn , 諵 nán , 婻, 揇, 湳, 煵, 罱 lǎn , 遖
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