南 (nán): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 南

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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A plant (屮) growing toward the warm direction (冂) — representing the south.

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HSK words that contain this character.

nán yuán běi zhé

南辕北辙

to act in a way that defeats one's purpose [idiom]

zhǐ nán zhēn

指南针

compass

dōng nán

东南

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 南 is used in context

dōng冬

tiān天

nán南

fāng方

bǐ比

běi北

fāng方