南
·nā
south
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #82 U+5357
How 南 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
A musical bell
How to remember it
south · Heisig RSH #1259
belt + 幸 good fortune
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 南 as their sound component
These characters all use 南 (nán) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南 sound component | nán | south; southern; southward |
| 献 | xiàn | to offer, to present; to show, to display |
| 楠 | nán | Machilus nanmu |
| 喃 | nán | to chatter, to keep talking; to mumble |
| 腩 | nǎn | brisket, ribs; belly meat |
| 罱 | lǎn | fishing net |
| 蝻 | nǎn | immature locust |
Words containing 南
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南山区 | Nán shān Qū | Nanshan, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong; Nanshan, a district… |
| 海南大学 | Hǎi nán Dà xué | Hainan University |
| 市南区 | Shì nán Qū | Shinan, a district of Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong |
| 山南市 | Shān nán Shì | Lhoka, prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1… |
| 西南大学 | Xī nán Dà xué | Southwest University (Chongqing) |
| 南海子 | Nán Hǎi zi | Nanhaizi, name used to refer to various places, including 草海[Cao3 hai3], 南苑[Nan2 yuan4] an… |
| 南海区 | Nán hǎi Qū | Nanhai, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 海南区 | Hǎi nán Qū | Hainan, a district of Wuhai City 烏海市|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia |
| 中南海 | Zhōng nán hǎi | Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Co… |
| 安南子 | ān nán zǐ | see 胖大海[pang4 da4 hai3] |
| 南开大学 | Nán kāi Dà xué | Nankai University (Tianjin) |
| 南大 | Nán Dà | Nanjing University, NJU (abbr. for 南京大學|南京大学[Nan2 jing1 Da4 xue2]) |
| 安南区 | Ān nán qū | Annan district of Tainan City 臺南市|台南市[Tai2 nan2 shi4], Taiwan |
| 南县 | Nán Xiàn | Nan County or Nanxian, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 南安市 | Nán ān Shì | Nan'an, a county-level city in Quanzhou City 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian |
| 南山 | Nán shān | see 南山區|南山区[Nan2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 山南 | Shān nán | see 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4] |
| 市南 | Shì nán | see 市南區|市南区[Shi4 nan2 Qu1] |
| 中南 | Zhōng Nán | South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr. for China-Sou… |
| 平南县 | Píng nán Xiàn | Pingnan, a county in Guigang City 貴港市|贵港市[Gui4 gang3 Shi4], Guangxi |