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ㄋㄢ ˊ

nán

south

南 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as nán in the second tone.

  • ㄋㄢ ˊ

    nán

    south

    • ˊ

      shí

      ten

    • ?

        • ㄍㄨㄣ ˇ

          gǔn

          line

      • 𢆉

        • ㄅㄚ

          eight

        • ㄍㄢ ˋ

          gàn

          do/work

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In the southern part of China, you might see the ¥ symbol to represent currency.
by Sprigit

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south side
by 你好

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 南

Definitions for 南 pronounced as nán

  • surname Nan
  • south

Vocabulary

The most common words for 南 — see all

  • Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口
  • Hainan Island
  • Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia
  • Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
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