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南 - nán

south; southern part; southward

south; southern part; southward

How to read 南

Click 南 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinnán
Englishsouth; southern part; southward
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

南下 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 南丹. Please read 南乳 one more time.

Common words with this character

to go down south
see 南丹縣|南丹县[Nan2 dan1 Xian4]
fermented soybean curd
southern Asia

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 南 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 南下 and 南丹 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 南.