南(nán): surname Nan
HSK 19 strokes
Readingsnánnā
surname Nan
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- nán / nā
- Meaning
- surname Nan
- Strokes
- 9
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 南 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 南 step by step
9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 南
Common words using 南 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
zhōng中nán南
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr…
Open 中南 page →Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the…
Open 中南海 page →Ben Bernanke (1953–), US economist and chair of the Federal Reserve 2006–2014
Open 伯南克 page →South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州[Guang1 zhou1]
Open 全罗南道 page →Related characters
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