南U+53579 STROKES
Entry·pron. nán
ㄋㄢˊ
“South; southern; southward; the direction opposite of north; also used in Buddhist chants; a surname.”
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- 台南ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊTainan; a city and special municipality in southwestern Taiwan; known for historic temples, traditional food, and colonial architecture.
- 南韓ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄢˊSouth Korea; Republic of Korea; country on the Korean Peninsula between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.
- 台南市ㄊㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˋTainan, a city in southern Taiwan; a former capital of Taiwan.
- 越南ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊVietnam; a Southeast Asian country on the eastern Indochinese Peninsula.
- 南投ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊa city and county in central Taiwan
- 南部ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋsouthern part (of a region or country); the south; often contrasted with the north.
- 南海ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇSouth China Sea; a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean bordered by mainland China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asian countries.
- 南京ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥNanjing, a major city in Jiangsu province, eastern China; historically served as capital during the Ming dynasty and the Republic of China.
- 東南亞ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋSoutheast Asia; the region comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, and East Timor.
- 南投縣ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋNantou County; a county in central Taiwan; the only landlocked county in Taiwan, covering about 4,100 sq km.
- 南下ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋto go south; to travel southward; (in Taiwan) to travel from northern to southern Taiwan by train or other transport
- 南方ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤsouth; southern direction; (in China) the southern regions, often the area south of the Yangtze River.
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