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南方

nán fāng

HSK 3.0 · 2

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

nán fāng · naam4 fong1 (Jyutping)

  1. south; southern direction
  2. (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

南

Meaning
south; southern part; southward
Radical
十
Strokes
9
Components
⿱十⿵冂⿱丷干
Cangjie
JBTJ
Four-corner
4022.7

方

Meaning
a square, rectangle; a region; local
Radical
方
Strokes
4
Components
⿱亠?
Cangjie
YHS
Four-corner
0022.7

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