南

Meaning(distinguishing word, locality)

surname Nan

Examples

• 我家的窗户朝南。

  wǒ jiā de chuāng hù cháo nán.

  My windows face south.

• 一直往南走就到了。

  yì zhí wǎng nán zǒu jiù dào le.

  Keep going south and you'll get there.

• 胡志明市在越南的南部。

  hú zhì míng shì zài yuè nán de nán bù.

  Ho Chi Minh City is in the south of Vietnam.

Easily confused

• 男 — Both read "nam" in Sino-Vietnamese: 南 = south, 男 = male.

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