Chinese Word: 南 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

南HSK 3

Pinyin: nán

English Definition: south

Chinese Definition:
①方向，早晨面对太阳，右手的一边，与“北”相对：南北。南方。南面。南国(指中国南部)。南陲(南部边疆)。南极。南半球。
②姓氏。

Antonyms: 北

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 十

Pictographic:A musical bell

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Similar Characters: 甫

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南京	nán jīng	Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏 ; capital of China at different historical periods
河南	hé nán	Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 , capital Zhengzhou 郑州
南方HSK 3	nán fāng	south; the southern part of the country; the South
湖南	hú nán	Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘 , capital Changsha 长沙
云南HSK 4	yún nán	Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 云 , capital Kunming 昆明

1		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 nán bian 南边。 My home is in the south.
2		nán bian 南边 yǒu 有 yī tiáo 一条 xiǎo hé 小河。 There is a small river to the south.
3		nán fāng 南方 de 的 qì hòu 气候 hěn rè 很热。 The climate in the south is very hot.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 nán bian 南边 dù jià 度假。 I want to go on vacation in the south.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 jiā xiāng 家乡 zài 在 nán fāng 南方。 My hometown is in the south.

1		wǒ de jiā 我的家 zài 在 nán bian 南边。 My home is in the south.
2		nán bian 南边 yǒu 有 yī tiáo 一条 xiǎo hé 小河。 There is a small river to the south.
3		nán fāng 南方 de 的 qì hòu 气候 hěn rè 很热。 The climate in the south is very hot.
4		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 qù 去 nán bian 南边 dù jià 度假。 I want to go on vacation in the south.
5		wǒ 我 de 的 jiā xiāng 家乡 zài 在 nán fāng 南方。 My hometown is in the south.