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CHINESE CHARACTER

nán

南

南

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Nan

HSK 1
Numbered pinyin
nan2
English meanings
Yugoslavia, South, Nan, south, Surname, S, due south, austral, southern

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 十; bottom (Enclosed from above arrangement: outside 冂; inside (Top–bottom arrangement: top 丷; bottom 干.).).

  • Top

    十

  • Bottom

    ⿵
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    • Outside

      冂

    • Inside

      ⿱
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱十⿵冂⿱丷干

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tàiyáng太阳zài在nánbian南边。

    The sun is to the south.

  2. 02

    nánfāng南方de的tiānqì天气hěn很cháoshī潮湿。

    The weather in the south is humid.

  3. 03

    huǒchē火车xiàng向nán南kāi开。

    The train heads south.

  4. 04

    tā他jiā家zài在chéng城nán南。

    His home is in the south of the city.

  5. 05

    dìtú地图xià下fāng方shì是nán南。

    The bottom of the map is south.

  6. 06

    cóng从běi北dào到nán南yào要zǒu走hěn很yuǎn远。

    It's far from north to south.

Related words

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 东南
  • 南北
  • 南方
  • 南极
  • 南瓜
  • 南边
  • 南部
  • 指南
  • 指南针
  • 西南
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