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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
southern part
HSK 3
north and south / north to south
HSK 5
south pole
HSK 5
pumpkin
HSK 7-9
see 南京市 / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949)
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  *南* | 南* | *南
surname Nan
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  *南* | 南* | *南
used in 南無|南无 / Taiwan pr. [na2]
South Africa / Southern Africa
China Southern Airlines
Nanjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市, Guizhou
Nanping, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
Nanyang county in Henan
(Tw, HK) South Korea
Nanchong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
southern Asia
Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
Southeast Asia / South seas
Nantou County in central Taiwan
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 Gate to Heaven, the name a gate constructed on various mountains, most notably on Mount Tai 泰山 / (mythology) southern gate of the Heavenly Palace
South America
Nancy
South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
South China Sea
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
to go down south
Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
South America
South China / see 南華縣|南华县
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭|汕头, Guangdong / Nan'ao Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县, Taiwan / abbr. for 南澳大利亞州|南澳大利亚州, South Australia
Southern Hemisphere
Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi
Southern Ocean
Nanfeng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市, Hunan / Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
Southern Europe
Antarctica
Nanshan or Namsan, common place name / Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
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
Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong / Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗, Heilongjiang
Nan'an, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian
Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市, Shanxi
Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
Nantou city and county in central Taiwan
south side / south
the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)
South Carolina, US state
south latitude
south and north poles
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
Nanqiao, a district of Chuzhou City 滁州市, Anhui
Nankai, a district of Tianjin 天津市
Nangang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
Nanbu county in Nanchong 南充, Sichuan
Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省
Tropic of Capricorn
Nan'an, county-level city in Quanzhou 泉州, Fujian
Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain
Nanchang county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重慶|重庆
two-character surname Nanguo
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei
Southern Dynasties (420-589)
Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭|汕头, Guangdong
Nam Dinh, Vietnam
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
Nanle county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳, Henan
Nangang district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
see 毛竹
South Carolina, US state
Nanjing county in Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian
Nanjiang county in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
Nanzhao county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳, Henan
Nanhua County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan
Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia
punitive expedition to the south
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
Nanpiao district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
south slope
Nanxiong, county-level city in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
Nanzhang county in Xiangfan 襄樊, Hubei

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