| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 南 | nán | south | |
| 南安 | Nán ān | (N) Nan'an (city in Fujian) | |
| 南安普敦 | Nán ān pǔ dūn | Southampton | |
| 南澳 | Nán ào | (N) Nan'ao (place in Guangdong) | |
| 南奧塞梯 | 南奥塞梯 | Nán ào sāi tī | South Ossetia |
| 南澳鄉 | 南澳乡 | Nán ào xiāng | (N) Nanao (village in Taiwan) |
| 南半球 | Nán bàn qiú | (n) Southern Hemisphere | |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south | |
| 南北朝 | Nán Běi cháo | Southern and Northern Dynasties | |
| 南北國時代 | 南北国时代 | Nán Běi guó Shí dài | North South States Period |
| 南北極 | 南北极 | nán běi jí | south and north poles |
| 南邊 | 南边 | nán biān | (n) location to the south |
| 南冰洋 | Nán bīng yáng | Southern Ocean | |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part | |
| 南岔 | Nán chà | (N) Nancha (place in Heilongjiang) | |
| 南昌 | nán chāng | Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province in central China | |
| 南昌八一足球俱樂部 | 南昌八一足球俱乐部 | Nán chāng Bā yī zú qiú Jù lè bù | Nanchang Bayi |
| 南昌昌北機場 | 南昌昌北机场 | Nán chāng chāng běi jī cháng | Nanchang International Airport |
| 南昌市 | Nán chāng shì | Nanchang | |
| 南朝鮮 | 南朝鲜 | nán cháo xiǎn | South Korea |
| 南城 | Nán chéng | (N) Nancheng (place in Jiangxi) | |
| 南充 | Nán chōng | (N) Nanchong (city in Sichuan) | |
| 南充地區 | 南充地区 | Nán chōng dì qū | (N) Nanchong district (district in Sichuan) |
| 南川 | Nán chuān | (N) Nanchuan (city in Sichuan) | |
| 南達科他 | 南达科他 | Nán dá kē tā | South Dakota |
| 南丹 | Nán dān | (N) Nandan (place in Guangxi) | |
| 南島 | 南岛 | nán dǎo | South Island |
| 南多族 | Nán duō zú | Nandor | |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; the southern part of the country; the South | |
| 南方共同市場 | 南方共同市场 | Nán fāng gòng tóng shì chǎng | Mercosur |
| 南方周末 | Nán fāng Zhōu mò | Southern Weekend (newspaper) | |
| 南非 | nán fēi | South Africa | |
| 南非共和國 | 南非共和国 | Nán fēi Gòng hé guó | South Africa |
| 南豐 | 南丰 | Nán fēng | (N) Nanfeng (place in Jiangxi) |
| 南竿鄉 | 南竿乡 | Nán gān xiāng | (N) Nankan (village in Taiwan) |
| 南港區 | 南港区 | Nán gǎng qū | (N) Nankang (area in Taiwan) |
| 南宮 | 南宫 | Nán gōng | (N) Nangong (city in Hebei) |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin | |
| 南海 | nán hǎi | South China Sea | |
| 南海城 | Nán hǎi chéng | Southsea | |
| 南海艦隊 | 南海舰队 | Nán hǎi Jiàn duì | South Sea Fleet |
| 南海區 | 南海区 | Nán hǎi qū | Nanhai |
| 南韓 | 南韩 | Nán hán | (n) South Korea |
| 南漢 | 南汉 | Nán Hàn | Southern Han |
| 南和 | Nán hé | (N) Nanhe (place in Hebei) | |
| 南華 | 南华 | Nán huá | (N) Nanhua (place in Yunnan) |
| 南華早報 | 南华早报 | nán huá zǎo bào | South China Morning Post (newspaper in Hong Kong) |
| 南華中學 | 南华中学 | Nán huá Zhōng xué | Nan Hua High School |
| 南化鄉 | 南化乡 | Nán huà xiāng | (N) Nanhua (village in Taiwan) |
| 南匯 | 南汇 | Nán huì | (N) Nanhui (place in Shanghai) |
| 南極 | 南极 | nán jí | south pole |
| 南極磷蝦 | 南极磷虾 | Nán jí lín xiā | Antarctic krill |
| 南極洲 | 南极洲 | Nán jí zhōu | Antarctica |
| 南迦巴瓦峰 | Nán jiā Bā wǎ fēng | Namcha Barwa (Himalayan mountain) | |
| 南澗彝族自治縣 | 南涧彝族自治县 | Nán jiàn yí zú zì zhì xiàn | (N) Nanjian Yizu autonomous county (county in Yunnan) |
| 南江 | Nán jiāng | (N) Nanjiang (place in Sichuan) | |
| 南京 | Nán jīng | Nanjing (city in China) | |
| 南京大學 | 南京大学 | Nán jīng Dà xué | Nanjing University |
| 南京故宮 | 南京故宫 | Nán jīng Gù gōng | Ming Palace, Nanjing |
| 南京理工大學 | 南京理工大学 | Nán jīng Lǐ gōng Dà xué | Nanjing University of Science and Technology |
| 南京路 | Nán jīng lù | Nanjing St., large commercial street in Shanghai | |
| 南京市 | Nán jīng shì | Nanjing | |
| 南靖 | Nán jìng | (N) Nanjing (place in Fujian) | |
| 南卡羅來納州 | 南卡罗来纳州 | Nán Kǎ luó lái nà zhōu | South Carolina |
| 南開 | 南开 | Nán kāi | Nankai |
| 南開大學 | 南开大学 | Nán kāi Dà xué | Nankai University |
| 南康 | Nán kāng | (N) Nankang (place in Jiangxi) | |
| 南口站 | Nán kǒu zhàn | Nankou railway station | |
| 南樂 | 南乐 | Nán lè | (N) Nanle (place in Henan) |
| 南陵 | Nán líng | (N) Nanling (place in Anhui) | |
| 南嶺 | 南岭 | Nán lǐng | Nanling |
| 南美 | Nán měi | South America | |
| 南美小麝鼩屬 | 南美小麝鼩属 | nán měi xiǎo shè qú shǔ | small-eared shrew |
| 南美洲 | Nán měi zhōu | South America | |
| 南美洲國家聯盟 | 南美洲国家联盟 | Nán Měi zhōu guó jiā Lián méng | Union of South American Nations |
| 南面 | nán miàn | south side; south | |
| 南木林 | Nán mù lín | (N) Namling (place in Tibet) | |
| 南泥灣 | 南泥湾 | Nán ní wān | Nanniwan |
| 南寧 | 南宁 | Nán níng | (N) Nanning (capital of Guangxi Autonomous Region in south west China) |
| 南寧地區 | 南宁地区 | Nán níng dì qū | (N) Nanning district (district in Guangxi) |
| 南寧市 | 南宁市 | Nán níng shì | Nanning |
| 南歐 | 南欧 | Nán ōu | Southern Europe |
| 南派恩斯 | Nán pài ēn sī | Southern Pines, North Carolina | |
| 南皮 | Nán pí | (N) Nanpi (place in Hebei) | |
| 南坪 | Nán píng | (N) Nanping (place in Sichuan) | |
| 南平 | Nán píng | (N) Nanping (city in Fujian) | |
| 南平地區 | 南平地区 | Nán píng dì qū | (N) Nanping district (district in Fujian) |
| 南喬治亞島和南桑威奇 | 南乔治亚岛和南桑威奇 | Nán Qiáo zhì yà dǎo hé Nán Sāng wēi qí | South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands |
| 南區 | 南区 | Nán qū | (N) Nan (area in Taiwan) |
| 南沙 | Nán shā | Nansha (Spratly) Islands | |
| 南沙群島 | 南沙群岛 | Nán shā qún dǎo | Spratly Islands |
| 南山 | Nán shān | Namsan | |
| 南山礦區 | 南山矿区 | Nán shān kuàng qū | (N) Nanshankuang (area in Xinjiang) |
| 南十字座 | nán shí zì zuò | Southern Cross | |
| 南斯拉夫 | Nán sī lā fū | Yugoslavia | |
| 南太平洋鐵路 | 南太平洋铁路 | Nán Tài píng yáng Tiě lù | Southern Pacific Railroad |
| 南唐 | Nán Táng | Southern Tang | |
| 南特 | Nán tè | Nantes (city in France) | |
| 南特敕令 | Nán tè chì lìng | Edict of Nantes | |
| 南特倫德拉格 | 南特伦德拉格 | Nán tè lún Dé lā gé | Sor-Trondelag |
| 南通 | Nán tōng | (N) Nantong (city in Jiangsu) | |
| 南通地區 | 南通地区 | Nán tōng dì qū | (N) Nantong district (district in Jiangsu) |
| 南通市 | Nán tōng shì | Nantong | |
| 南桐礦區 | 南桐矿区 | Nán tóng kuàng qū | (N) Nantongkuang (area in Sichuan) |
| 南投 | Nán tóu | (N) Nantou (city in Taiwan) | |
| 南屯區 | 南屯区 | Nán tún qū | (N) Nantun (area in Taiwan) |
| 南灣 | 南湾 | Nán wān | South Bay |
| 南希 | Nán xī | Nancy | |
| 南溪 | Nán xī | (N) Nanxi (place in Sichuan) | |
| 南下 | nán xià | southward | |
| 南縣 | 南县 | Nán xiàn | (N) Nan county (county in Hunan) |
| 南雄 | Nán xióng | (N) Nanxiong (place in Guangdong) | |
| 南潯區 | 南浔区 | Nán xún qū | Nanxun District |
| 南亞 | 南亚 | nán Yà | southern Asia |
| 南亞區域合作聯盟 | 南亚区域合作联盟 | Nán Yà Qū yù Hé zuò Lián méng | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| 南洋 | Nán yáng | (n) South Seas | |
| 南陽 | 南阳 | Nán yáng | (N) Nanyang (city in Henan) |
| 南陽地區 | 南阳地区 | Nán yáng dì qū | (N) Nanyang district (district in Henan) |
| 南洋商業銀行 | 南洋商业银行 | Nán yáng shāng yè Yín háng | Nanyang Commercial Bank |
| 南轅北轍 | 南辕北辙 | nán yuán běi zhé | (fig.) act in a way that defeats one's purpose |
| 南原市 | Nán yuán shì | Namwon | |
| 南越 | Nán Yuè | South Vietnam; South Vietnamese | |
| 南岳區 | 南岳区 | Nán yuè qū | (N) Nanyue (area in Hunan) |
| 南漳 | Nán zhāng | (N) Nanzhang (place in Hubei) | |
| 南召 | Nán zhào | (N) Nanzhao (place in Henan) | |
| 南詔 | 南诏 | Nán zhào | Nanzhao |
| 南鄭 | 南郑 | Nán zhèng | (N) Nanzheng (place in Shaanxi) |
| 南州鄉 | 南州乡 | Nán zhōu xiāng | (N) Nanchou (village in Taiwan) |
| 南庄鄉 | 南庄乡 | Nán zhuāng xiāng | (N) Nanchuang (village in Taiwan) |
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