Memory phrase for the character: 南

南

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Meaning

south

Pronunciation

 nán

Explanation

 At a Japanese camping ground it is preferred (and thus more expensive) to have the entrance of the tent directed to the south

Mnemonic
 
It costs ten 十 Yen ¥ to have the entrance of the tent 冂 directed towards the south.

Radicals

南 south
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
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 Vocabulary

海南岛 Hǎi nán dǎo  Hainan Island in South China Sea
南瓜 nán guā  pumpkin
岭南 Lǐng nán  south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guandong and Guangxi
淮南 Huái nán  Huainan prefecture level city in Anhui
淮南 Huái nán  
淮南 Huái nán  
法兰西斯・斐迪南 Fǎ lán xī sī · Fěi dí nán  Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir to the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I
斐迪南 Fěi dí nán  Ferdinand (name)
以南 yǐ nán  to the south of (suffix)
江南 Jiāng nán  south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, re
南方 nán fāng  south; the southern part of the country; the South
南方 nán fāng  

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