南
- 307th most frequent character
- Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
- 2 dictionary entries
- Appears in 472 words
- Component in 6 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. nán (Nan2)surname Nan
2. nán (nan2)south
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 南 nán (nan2)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pinyin final.
Example Words
Common
nán jīng (Nan2 jing1)Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 • capital of China at different historical periods
nán níng (Nan2 ning2)Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 • Zhuang: Namzningz
nán fāng (nan2 fang1)south • the southern part of the country • the South
nán chāng (Nan2 chang1)Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China • also Nanchang county
nán guā (nan2 gua1)pumpkin
jiāng nán (Jiang1 nan2)south of Changjiang or Yangtze river • south of the lower reaches of Changjiang • often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces • a province during Qing times • in literature, refers to the sunny south
hé nán (He2 nan2)Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州
hǎi nán (Hai3 nan2)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
hú nán (Hu2 nan2)Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
jǐ nán (Ji3 nan2)Ji'nan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China
xī nán (xi1 nan2)southwest
yuè nán (Yue4 nan2)Vietnam • Vietnamese
yún nán (Yun2 nan2)Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明
Uncommon
zhōng nán (Zhong1 Nan2)Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) • abbr. for China-South Africa
zhōng nán hǎi (Zhong1 nan2 hai3)Zhongnanhai, to the West of the Forbidden City, now the Communist Party headquarters
yǐ nán (yi3 nan2)to the south of (suffix)
nán xià (nan2 xia4)southward
nán jīng shì (Nan2 jing1 shi4)Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 • capital of China at different historical periods
nán jīng lù (Nan2 jing1 lu4)Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai
nán chōng (Nan2 chong1)Nanchong prefecture level city in Sichuan
nán běi (nan2 bei3)north and south • north to south
nán qū (Nan2 qu1)south district of city • south zone • Nan south district of a Taiwanese city
nán píng (Nan2 ping2)Nanping, common place name • Nanping township in Nan'an district of Chongqing
nán chéng (Nan2 cheng2)Nancheng county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
nán dà (Nan2 Da4)Nanjing University, NJU • abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2]
nán ān (Nan2 an1)Nan'an county level city in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian
nán sòng (Nan2 song4)the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
nán níng shì (Nan2 ning2 shi4)Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 • Zhuang: Namzningz
nán shān (Nan2 shan1)Nanshan or Namsan, common place name • Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
nán shān qū (Nan2 shan1 qu1)Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong • Nanshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[He4 gang3], Heilongjiang
nán àn (Nan2 an4)Nananqu district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
nán yuè (Nan2 yue4)Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan • Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
nán píng (Nan2 ping2)Nanping prefecture level city in Fujian
nán chāng shì (Nan2 chang1 shi4)Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China
nán cháo (Nan2 Chao2)Southern Dynasties (420-589)
nán shā (Nan2 sha1)Nansha Islands • Spratly Islands • Nansha district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
nán yáng (Nan2 yang2)Southeast Asia • South seas
nán hǎi (Nan2 hai3)South China Sea
nán hú (Nan2 hu2)Nanhu district of Jiaxing city 嘉興市|嘉兴市[Jia1 xing1 shi4], Zhejiang
nán měi (Nan2 Mei3)South America
nán háng (Nan2 Hang2)China Southern Airlines
nán huá (Nan2 Hua2)South China • Nanhua county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
nán huá (nan2 hua2)south or southern China
nán tōng (Nan2 tong1)Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
nán tōng shì (Nan2 tong1 shi4)Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu
nán bù (nan2 bu4)southern part
nán xióng (Nan2 xiong2)Nanxiong county level city in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关, Guangdong
nán fēi (Nan2 fei1)South Africa
tái nán (Tai2 nan2)Tainan (city and county in Taiwan)
shòu bǐ nán shān (shou4 bi3 Nan2 shan1)Live as long as Mt Nan! (idiom, conventional greeting) • We wish you a Happy Birthday and many more of them.
tiān nán dì běi (tian1 nan2 di4 bei3)distant places • all over the country • (to talk) about this and that
lǐng nán (Ling3 nan2)south of the five ranges • old term for south China, esp. Guandong and Guangxi
zhǐ nán (zhi3 nan2)to guide • guidebook
hé nán shěng (He2 nan2 sheng3)Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州
huái nán (Huai2 nan2)Huainan prefecture level city in Anhui
wèi nán (Wei4 nan2)Wèinán prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
hú nán shěng (Hu2 nan2 sheng3)Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙
jǐ nán shì (Ji3 nan2 shi4)Ji'nan subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China
xī nán bù (xi1 nan2 bu4)southwest part
mǐn nán (Min3 nan2)Minnan, lit. south Fujian • a southern Chinese dialect of Fujian and east Guangdong
mǐn nán yǔ (Min3 nan2 yu3)Minnan, lit. south Fujianese dialect • southern Chinese dialects of Fujian and east Guangdong
yún nán shěng (Yun2 nan2 sheng3)Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明