Keyword
south
- southern
- southward
- Frequency
- #289
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
A musical bell
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
南
south
南京
Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368–1421) and of the Republic of China (1927–1937 and 1946–1949)
越南
Vietnam
南部
southern part
南方
south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
东南亚
Southeast Asia
南非
South Africa; Southern Africa
西南
southwest
南北
north and south; north to south
东南
southeast
指南
to guide; guidebook
江南
region of China immediately south of the lower Yangtze River, including Shanghai and adjoining parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang
南海
South China Sea
以南
to the south of (suffix)
南斯拉夫
Yugoslavia (former country that existed in various forms from 1918 to 2003)
云南省
Yunnan Province, capital Kunming 昆明市 (KūnmíngShì) (short name 云 (Yún) or 滇 (Diān))
南亚
southern Asia
湖南省
Hunan Province, capital Changsha 长沙市 (ChángshāShì) (short name 湘 (Xiāng))
河南省
Henan Province, capital Zhengzhou 郑州市 (ZhèngzhōuShì) (short name 豫 (Yù))
南极
the South Pole; the south magnetic pole
南美
South America
东南部
southeast part
南美洲
South America
华南
Southern China