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Main Radical of Character

南 nán south

Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
nan2	naam4	naam4	south / surname nan

Common Chinese Words Using 南

Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Yale	Jyutping	English Definition for Chinese Text
南京 Learn more	nan2 jing1	naam4 ging1	naam4 ging1	Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇\|江苏 / capital of China at different historical periods
河南 Learn more	he2 nan2	ho4 naam4	ho4 naam4	henan province (honan) in central china, abbr. 豫, capital zhengzhou 鄭州\|郑州[zheng4 zhou1]
海南 Learn more	hai3 nan2	hoi2 naam4	hoi2 naam4	Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 瓊\|琼[Qiong2], capital Haikou 海口 / Hainan Island / Hainan District of Wuhai City 烏海市\|乌海市[Wu1 hai3 Shi4], Inner Mongolia / Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州[Hai3 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
湖南 Learn more	hu2 nan2	wu4 naam4	wu4 naam4	Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙\|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
東南 Learn more	dong1 nan2	dung1 naam4	dung1 naam4	southeast
越南 Learn more	yue4 nan2	yut6 naam4	jyut6 naam4	Vietnam / Vietnamese
南部 Learn more	nan2 bu4	naam4 bou6	naam4 bou6	southern part

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