south (n.)
HSK 3
Traditional
南 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
男 nán - male (diff.) | HSK 2
难 nán - hard; difficult (adj.) | HSK 3
Examples
我家在城市的南边。 Wǒ jiā zài chéngshì de nán biān. - My house is on the south side of the city.
夏天南方的天气非常热。 Xiàtiān nánfāng de tiānqì fēicháng rè. - The weather in the south is very hot in summer.
我们的旅行计划是向南开。 Wǒmen de lǚxíng jìhuà shì xiàng nán kāi. - Our travel plan is to head south.
在这个国家的南部有很多美丽的海滩。 Zài zhège guójiā de nánbù yǒu hěnduō měilì de hǎitān. - There are many beautiful beaches in the south of this country.
我们的公司总部位于城市的南部。 Wǒmen de gōngsī zǒngbù wèiyú chéngshì de nánbù. - Our company headquarters are located in the southern part of the city.
Phrases
南辕北辙 nán yuán běi zhé - to act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom] () | HSK 6
指南针 zhǐ nán zhēn - compass (n.) | HSK 6