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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
south / south side / southern part / to the south of
HSK 1
southern part
HSK 3
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
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  *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
Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省
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)
the Nanjing Massacre (1937-38)
Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589)
Nanjiao River (Shandong province, flows into Qingdao harbor)
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
Nanchang Uprising, 1st August 1927, the beginning of military revolt by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War
South Carolina, US state
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)
Nangang, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang
southern Asia
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)
south latitude
South China / see 南華縣|南华县
south slope
the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
punitive expedition to the south
southern lights / aurora australis
the Antarctic Peninsula (jutting out towards South America)
Nankai University (Tianjin)
North and South America
South Vietnam / South Vietnamese
(of birds) to migrate south for the winter
south side / south
Tropic of Capricorn
Nanshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong / Nanshan, a district of Hegang City 鶴崗市|鹤岗市, Heilongjiang
Nanping, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省
Southeast Asia / South seas
Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重慶|重庆
South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong)
The Rape of Nanking (1997 documentary book by Iris Chang 張純如|张纯如)
South Korea
South China Sea
South Sea Fleet
to go down south
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
south side / south face
Nancha, a county in Yichun City 伊春市, Heilongjiang
Nanchang, a county in Nanchang City 南昌市, Jiangxi
jack-o'-lantern
Nanjing University, NJU
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
Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Nanyang, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省
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
Nan'ao, a county in Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市, Guangdong
Nanchong, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
Corona Australis (constellation)

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