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  *南* | 南* | *南
south
HSK 1
south; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
HSK 2
southeast
HSK 2
south / south side / southern part / to the south of
HSK 1
southern part
HSK 3
southwest
HSK 2
south pole
HSK 5
South America
see 南京市 / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
South America
north and south / north to south
HSK 5
pumpkin
HSK 7-9
Nanchang, a district of Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市, Jiangsu
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *南* | 南* | *南
surname Nan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *南* | 南* | *南
used in 南無|南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2]
South Africa / Southern Africa
Nantou County in central Taiwan
Namling county, Tibetan: Rnam gling rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显 in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁, 59 scrolls
(bird species of China) southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis)
Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市, Shanxi
(Tw, HK) South Korea
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas / Hokkien, the most widely spoken variety of Southern Min
north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom) / (fig.) all over China
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
south central region
Southeast Asia
Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省
to guide / guidebook
HSK 7-9
Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai
Southern Weekend (newspaper)
Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus
North and South Korea
Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学)
Hainan Province, capital Haikou 海口市 (abbr. to 瓊|琼)
(idiom) far apart / (idiom) from different places; from all over / (idiom) (to talk) about this and that
Poznan (city in Poland)
compass
HSK 7-9
the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Nanjiao River (Shandong province, flows into Qingdao harbor)
Vietnam
Nanjing, sub-provincial city and capital of Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
south and north poles
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Nantong, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省
Nanning, prefecture-level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
South Sudan
Hunan Province, capital Changsha 長沙市|长沙市 (abbr. to )
Southern China
region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang / see 江南省 / see 江南區|江南区
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
Nanyang Siang Pau (Malay's oldest newspaper)
southern end or extremity
Nan'an, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市, Fujian
Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art)
Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003)
Tainan, a city and special municipality in southwest Taiwan
southward
New South Wales (Australian state)
Nangang, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang
(geopolitics) the Global South
Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom) / Long may you live!
John Huang (1945-), Democratic Party fundraiser
southern Asia
Vietnamese written language / Vietnamese literature
Nanchuan, a district of Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Nanpi, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市, Hebei
Nanjing Post and Communications University
Southern Dynasties (420-589)
Southwestern Mandarin, dialect group of Mandarin spoken primarily in southwestern China
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (aka North Vietnam), a country in Southeast Asia 1945-1976
south latitude
South China / see 南華縣|南华县
south slope
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
punitive expedition to the south
Zhongnan Mountains, near Xi'an / also known as the Taiyi Mountains
southern lights / aurora australis
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
Nankai University (Tianjin)
Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai
southwest part
Zhinan Temple, Taoist temple in the hills of Muzha 木柵|木栅, Taipei

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