南

The character "南" has 9 strokes. "南" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "南" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "南" are "nán" "nā" . View the stroke order of "南">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "南"

n.: south; southern region; southern part of China

• south : n.南；南部；坐在南首位置的人；英格兰南部；美国南部各州；南方；南方不发达国家

Form words with "南"

Example phrases using "南"

• 这座寺庙坐北面南。

  This temple faces the south. / This temple has a southern aspect.

• 南伦敦的这一片已经不如往昔了。

  This part of South London has seen better days.

• 头一天我们整天都是向南抢风航行。

  We beat southwards all that first day.

• 未曾有人攀登的南山脊。

  The unclimbed south ridge.

• 风向南逆转。

  [as adv.]the wind had backed southerly.

• 罗盘上的点是北、南、东和西。

  The points of the compass are North, South, East and West.

• 沃特在南汉普顿工作到战争结束。

  Walter was to work in south Hampton until the end of the war.

• 产于北美洲南大西洋沿岸的真鲷。

  Porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America.

• 南北半球中纬度的西风普遍增强。

  Mid-latitude westerly winds have generally increased in both hemispheres.

• 南大西洋和太平洋的高气压反气旋

  Anticyclones in the south atlantic and pacific