南
nā
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south
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 十 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 南
- Common rank
- #82
- Unicode
- U+5357
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Formation & memory
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Words with 南
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南边 | south; south side; southern part; to the south of | |
| 南山区 | Nanshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong; Nanshan, a district… | |
| 海南大学 | Hainan University | |
| 市南区 | Shinan, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 山南市 | Lhoka, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1… | |
| 西南大学 | Southwest University (Chongqing) | |
| 南海子 | Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海[Cao3 hai3], 南苑[Nan2 yuan4] an… | |
| 南海区 | Nanhai, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 海南区 | Hainan, a district of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia | |
| 中南海 | Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Co… | |
| 安南子 | see 胖大海[pang4 da4 hai3] | |
| 南开大学 | Nankai University (Tianjin) | |
| 南大 | Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2]) | |
| 安南区 | Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 南县 | Nan County or Nanxian, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan | |
| 南安市 | Nan'an, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian | |
| 南山 | see 南山區|南山区[Nan2 shan1 Qu1] | |
| 山南 | see 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4] | |
| 市南 | see 市南區|市南区[Shi4 nan2 Qu1] | |
| 中南 | South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr. for China-Sou… |
Sound family
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