nán

south

surname Nan

a picture of 南 → a hanging bell, borrowed to mean south

The character originally depicted a hanging bronze bell, a southern instrument associated with warm, ceremonial cultures. Over time the meaning shifted to 'south', its current use being phonetic borrowing rather than pictographic.

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请问,火车站在城市的边吗?

qǐng wèn, huǒ chē zhàn zài chéng shì de nán biān ma?

Excuse me, is the train station on the south side of the city?

从这里一直往走,就能到那个小镇。

cóng zhè lǐ yī zhí wǎng nán zǒu, jiù néng dào nà gè xiǎo zhèn。

Walk straight south from here and you will reach that small town.

Words with 南

南坡

nán pō

south slope

连南

lián nán

see 連南瑤族自治縣|连南瑶族自治县[Lian2 nan2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

连南瑶族自治县

lián nán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Liannan Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong

连南县

lián nán xiàn

see 連南瑤族自治縣|连南瑶族自治县[Lian2 nan2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

金永南

jīn yǒng nán

Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of the Supreme People's Assembly 1998-2019 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)

闽南

mǐn nán

Minnan (southern Fujian)

闽南话

mǐn nán huà

Southern Min, a family of Sinitic languages spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas

闽南语

mǐn nán yǔ

Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas

阜南

fù nán

see 阜南縣|阜南县[Fu4 nan2 Xian4]

阜南县

fù nán xiàn

Funan, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui

陕南

shǎn nán

Shannan, southern Shaanxi province

陇南

lǒng nán

see 隴南市|陇南市[Long3 nan2 Shi4]

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