南方
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
南方 (nánfāng) · the south
南方 (nánfāng) means “the south; southern”. It is written with 2 characters: 南 (south) + 方 (square). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 南方 is built
The characters
南 nán · south
What 南 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A musical bell (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
方 fāng · square
What 方 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他是南方人。Tā shì nánfāng rén.He is from the south.
南方的冬天冷吗？Nánfāng de dōngtiān lěng ma?Is winter cold in the south?
Questions about 南方
What does 南方 mean?
南方 (nánfāng) means “the south; southern”.
How do you pronounce 南方?
南方 is pronounced nánfāng.
Which HSK level is 南方?
南方 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 南边nánbiansouth side
- 东南dōngnánsoutheast
- 西南xīnánsouthwest
- 南部nánbùsouthern part
- 南辕北辙nányuánběizhéto act in a way that defeats one's purpose
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 南nánsouth
- 地方dìfangplace
- 北方běifāngthe north
- 东方dōngfāngthe east
Learn 南方 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.