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南

nán

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3

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nán · naam4 (Jyutping)

  1. south
  2. surname Nan

nā

  1. used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
  2. Taiwan pr. [na2]

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

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