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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
南	南 \| 南* \| *南	9画十 + 7	nán, nā	south; southern part; southward	naam4	4022.7 JBTJ


方	方 \| 方* \| *方	4画方 + 0	fāng, fēng, páng, wǎng	a square, rectangle; a region; local	fong1	0022.7 YHS

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