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南 nán — “south”
How to write and say the Chinese character 南 (nán), which means south — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Position & direction.
Pinyin · 拼音 nán
Meaning · 意思 south
Strokes · 笔画 9
Radical · 部首 十 (ten)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
南 is written with 9 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: a musical bell.
A common word常用词
南方
the south
Example sentence例句
燕子飞向南方。
The swallows fly south.
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