KumiJi Glyph Explorer › Browse

南

南 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “south”. It is built from 十 (ten) and 冂 (wide). It appears as a component in 14 other characters in this index.

Keyword
south
Pinyin (Mandarin)
nán
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
юг
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
南 south

Decomposition

ids

  1. 十 ten
  2. 冂 wide
  3. 𢆉

Characters that contain 南

How to find 南 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ten” + “wide”. 南 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 南 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.