CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

南

 

 

9 strokes ( 十 )

ㄋㄢ2, ㄋㄚ1 (nan2, na1)

nán, nā

 

南 = south; southern part; southward => 十 (radical 24) + 冂 (radical 13) + 丷 (radical 12) + 干 (radical 51)

related: 北, 东

 

上 下