南 nán
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
南北
nánběi
north and south
Characters in this word
北 běi
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 中国南北不同。 Zhōngguó nánběi bùtóng. China's north and south are different.
- 这路通南北。 Zhè lù tōng nánběi. This road connects north and south.
- 南北都下雨。 Nánběi dōu xià yǔ. It is raining in both north and south.