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Pinyin | nán (second tone) |
| English | south | |
| A cross between 'none' and 'nan' (grandmother) in pronunciation | ||
Probably based on the picture of a musical instrument, perhaps a bell.
A number of Chinese provinces have 'south' as part of the name : Henan (literally river South), Hunan (literally lake South), Hainan (literally sea South) and Yunnan (literally cloud South). as well as the city of Nanjing (literally southern capital).
| wàng | nán | zǒu | |
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| towards | south | walk | = Walk south |