南
Character Breakdown
Radical: 十 (no. 24)
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- south
Example Sentences
广州在南方。
Guǎngzhōu zài nánfāng
Guangzhou is in the south
Words Containing 南
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 中南 | Zhōng Nán | Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) | |
| 以南 | yǐ nán | to the south of (suffix) | |
| 全南 | Quán nán | Quannan county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州, Jiangxi | |
| 卑南 | Bēi nán | Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan | |
| 南下 | nán xià | to go down south | |
| 南丹 | Nán dān | Nandan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi | |
| 南乳 | nán rǔ | fermented soybean curd |
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Related Words
三八线(sān bā xiàn)· thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
→三十八度线(sān shí bā dù xiàn)· thirty eighth parallel
→三星(sān xīng)· three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation
→三民(Sān mín)· Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
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