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南
nán
south; southern; southward
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HSK 3
9 strokes
Very Common (3%)
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十
shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
冂
jiōng
wide
丷
ha
kwukyel
干
gàn
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
⿱十⿵冂⿱丷干
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Component Tree i
Words Using 南 (503)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
南
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Nán
surname Nan
3
Nán
南
↗
HSK 3
surname Nan
南
↗
nán
south
3
nán
南
↗
HSK 3
south
指南针
↗
zhǐnánzhēn
compass
6
zhǐnánzhēn
指南针
↗
HSK 6
compass
南辕北辙
↗
nányuánběizhé
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
6
nányuánběizhé
南辕北辙
↗
HSK 6
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
越南
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Yuènán
Vietnam / Vietnamese
Yuènán
越南
↗
Vietnam / Vietnamese
南方
↗
nánfāng
south / the southern part of the country / the South
nánfāng
南方
↗
south / the southern part of the country / the South
南京
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Nánjīng
Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province [[江蘇|江苏]] / capital of China at different historical periods
Nánjīng
南京
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Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province [[江蘇|江苏]] / capital of China at different historical periods
南部
↗
nánbù
southern part
nánbù
南部
↗
southern part
南瓜
↗
nánguā
pumpkin
nánguā
南瓜
↗
pumpkin
指南
↗
zhǐnán
to guide / guidebook
zhǐnán
指南
↗
to guide / guidebook