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  *南* | 南* | *南
south
HSK 1
south / south side / southern part / to the south of
HSK 1
south; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
HSK 2
southeast
HSK 2
southwest
HSK 2
southern part
HSK 3
north and south / north to south
HSK 5
south pole
HSK 5
to guide / guidebook
HSK 7-9
pumpkin
HSK 7-9
compass
HSK 7-9
Hainan Island, China's southernmost province, off the coast of Guangdong
Ferdinand (name)
Guinan county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai
Taonan, a county-level city in Baicheng City 白城市, Jilin
South Dakota, US state
Ferdinand (name)
China Southern Airlines
Southeast Asia
Suriname
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  *南* | 南* | *南
surname Nan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *南* | 南* | *南
used in 南無|南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2]
Southampton, town in south England
South America
South Australia, Australian state
Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003)
see 南京市 / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
east west south north
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
south of the five ranges / old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi
South China Sea
Vietnamese language, Tiếng Việt
Minnan (southern Fujian)
sub-Saharan Africa
Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学)
Southeast University
South Korea
Maonan, a district of Maoming City 茂名市, Guangdong
Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
South Africa / Southern Africa
Southern China
Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省
heath
south of Changjiang or Yangtze river / south of the lower reaches of Changjiang / often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces / a province during Qing times / in literature, refers to the sunny south / Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)
two-character surname Nangong / see 南宮市|南宫市
Vietnam
Southern Xinjiang
southern border (of a country)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), author of the Sherlock Holmes stories 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan
Jinnan suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Nan'an, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市, Fujian
Nanxiong, a county-level city in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing / also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋
Suriname River
Nanchuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Zhongnan mountains, near Xi'an
Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
Annam (Tang Dynasty protectorate located in what is now northern Vietnam) / Annam (autonomous kingdom located in what is now northern Vietnam, 10th-15th century) / Annam (central part of Vietnam during the French colonial period) / old name for Vietnam / Annan District in Tainan 臺南|台南, Taiwan / Kofi Annan (1938-2018), UN secretary-general 1997-2006
Cangnan county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang
Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海, 南苑 and the Nanhaizi Wetland in Baotou, Inner Mongolia
Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
Octans (constellation)
south side / south face
east, south, west and north / all directions
Luonan County in Shangluo 商洛, Shaanxi
Southeast Asia / South seas

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