| 1 | 南 | 南 | nán | nan2 | south; surname Nan | | |
| 2 | 南京 | 南京 | nán jīng | Nan2 jing1 | Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏 ; capital of China at different historical periods | | |
| 3 | 南部 | 南部 | nán bù | nan2 bu4 | southern part | | |
| 4 | 南方 | 南方 | nán fāng | nan2 fang1 | south; the southern part of the country; the South | | |
| 5 | 南北 | 南北 | nán běi | nan2 bei3 | north and south; north to south | | |
| 6 | 南极 | 南極 | nán jí | nan2 ji2 | south pole | | |
| 7 | 南斯拉夫 | 南斯拉夫 | nán sī lā fū | Nan2 si1 la1 fu1 | Yugoslavia, 1943-1992 | | |
| 8 | 南下 | 南下 | nán xià | nan2 xia4 | to go down south | | |
| 9 | 南海 | 南海 | nán hǎi | Nan2 Hai3 | South China Sea | | |
| 10 | 南朝鲜 | 南朝鮮 | nán cháo xiǎn | Nan2 Chao2 xian3 | South Korea | | |
| 11 | 南美洲 | 南美洲 | nán měi zhōu | Nan2 mei3 zhou1 | South America | | |
| 12 | 南北朝 | 南北朝 | nán běi cháo | Nan2 Bei3 chao2 | Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) | | |
| 13 | 南非 | 南非 | nán fēi | Nan2 fei1 | South Africa | | |
| 14 | 南洋 | 南洋 | nán yáng | Nan2 yang2 | Nanyang prefecture level city in Henan; Southeast Asia; South seas | | |
| 15 | 南面 | 南面 | nán miàn | nan2 mian4 | south side; south | | |
| 16 | 南昌 | 南昌 | nán chāng | Nan2 chang1 | Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China; also Nanchang county | | |
| 17 | 南半球 | 南半球 | nán bàn qiú | Nan2 ban4 qiu2 | Southern Hemisphere | | |
| 18 | 南宋 | 南宋 | nán sòng | Nan2 song4 | the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) | | |
| 19 | 南宁 | 南寧 | nán níng | Nan2 ning2 | Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 广西壮族自治区 | | |
| 20 | 南边 | 南邊 | nán bian | nan2 bian5 | south; south side; southern part; to the south of | | |
| 21 | 南极洲 | 南極洲 | nán jí zhōu | Nan2 ji2 zhou1 | Antarctica | | |
| 22 | 南高加索 | 南高加索 | nán gāo jiā suǒ | Nan2 Gao1 jia1 suo3 | Transcaucasia, aka the South Caucasus | | |
| 23 | 南澳县 | 南澳縣 | nán ào xiàn | Nan2 ao4 Xian4 | Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕头 , Guangdong | | |
| 24 | 南冰洋 | 南冰洋 | nán bīng yáng | Nan2 bing1 yang2 | Southern Ocean | | |
| 25 | 南庄乡 | 南莊鄉 | nán zhuāng xiāng | Nan2 zhuang1 xiang1 | township in Miaoli county 苗栗县 , northwest Taiwan | | |