南方 (nánfāng): meaning and examples | Speak Chinese

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nánfāng

Part of speech: Noun
Frequency: Common word

Meanings

the south
southern regions

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Characters

南
nána musical instrument resembling a bell in ancient times; refers to a direction, the South
方
fāngoriginal meaning: handle of a knife; geometric meaning: square or cube