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nán

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English Definition	south; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	南
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	nán
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄋㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	naam⁴
Part of Speech	(名) noun
Topical Word Lists	Part of geography/5 directions Part of geography/compass points
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word
南部	nánbù	southern part
南方	nánfāng	south; the southern part of the country; the South
南极洲	nánjí zhōu	Antarctica
南京	nánjīng	Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏; capital of China at different historical periods
南北	nánběi	north and south; north to south

Words With Same Tail Word
西南	xīnán	southwest
东南	dōngnán	southeast
越南	yuènán	Vietnam; Vietnamese
河南	hénán	Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州
湖南	húnán	Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙

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