南
nán
HSK level: HSK 3
Meaning
south
Other reading: nā
used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]; Taiwan pr. [na2]
Other reading: Nán
surname Nan
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Examples
群鸟南翔。
qún niǎo nán xiáng。
The birds flew to the south.
最大的卧室朝南。
zuì dà de wò shì cháo nán。
The largest bedroom faces south.
Words with this character
南方 nán fāng south南部 nán bù southern part西南 xī nán southwest指南 zhǐ nán to guide南瓜 nán guā pumpkin东南 dōng nán southeast南北 nán běi north and south南极 nán jí the South Pole南边 nán bian south指南针 zhǐ nán zhēn compass南非 Nán fēi South Africa南美洲 Nán měi zhōu South America南辕北辙 nán yuán běi zhé to act in a way that defeats one's purpose安南 Ān nán Annam巴南 Bā nán see 巴南區|巴南区[Ba1 nan2 Qu1]贝南 Bèi nán Benin苍南 Cāng nán see 蒼南縣|苍南县[Cang1 nan2 Xian4]潮南 Cháo nán see 潮南區|潮南区[Chao2 nan2 Qu1]定南 Dìng nán see 定南縣|定南县[Ding4 nan2 Xian4]丰南 Fēng nán see 豐南區|丰南区[Feng1 nan2 Qu1]扶南 Fú nán Funan, ancient state in Southeast Asia阜南 Fù nán see 阜南縣|阜南县[Fu4 nan2 Xian4]甘南 Gān nán see 甘南藏族自治州[Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]