| 南史 | Nán shǐ | History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延寿 in 659 during Tang dynasty, 80 scrolls |
| 南唐 | Nán Táng | Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975 |
| 南齐书 | Nán Qí shū | History of Qi of the Southern dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯 萧子显 in 537 during Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁, 59 scrolls |
| 南宫 | Nán gōng | Nangong county level city in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 南欧 | Nán Ōu | Southern Europe |
| 南开 | Nán kāi | Nankai district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 |
| 南征北战 | nán zhēng běi zhàn | war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters |
| 南岭 | Nán lǐng | Nanling mountain, on the border of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi |
| 南诏 | Nán zhào | Nanzhao kingdom 738-937 in southwest China and southeast Asia |
| 南城 | Nán chéng | Nancheng county in Fuzhou 抚州, Jiangxi |
| 南平 | Nán píng | Nanping prefecture level city in Fujian |
| 南明 | Nán míng | Nanming district of Guiyang city 贵阳市, Guizhou |
| 南汉 | Nán Hàn | Southern Han |
| 南汇 | Nán huì | Nahui former district of Shanghai, now in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai |
| 南和 | Nán hé | Nanhe county in Xingtai 邢台, Hebei |
| 南华 | nán huá | south or southern China; South China; Nanhua county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 南关 | Nán guān | Nanguan district of Changchun city 长春市, Jilin |
| 南皮 | Nán pí | Nanpi county in Cangzhou 沧州, Hebei |
| 丰南 | Fēng nán | Fengnan district of Tangshan city 唐山市, Hebei |
| 终南山 | Zhōng nán shān | Zhongnan mountain, near Xi'an; also known as Taiyi Mountain |
| 广南 | Guǎng nán | Guangnan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan |
| 东南亚国家联盟 | dōng nán yà guó jiā lián méng | ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) |
| 不撞南墙不回头 | bù zhuàng nán qiáng bù huí tóu | to stubbornly insist on one's own ideas (idiom) |
| 中南半岛 | Zhōng nán bàn dǎo | Indo-China peninsula; lit. China South peninsula |
| 中南海 | Zhōng nán hǎi | Zhongnanhai, to the West of the Forbidden City, now the Communist Party headquarters |
| 中南部 | zhōng nán bù | south central region |
| 伯南克 | Bó nán kè | Bernanke (name); Ben Shalom Bernanke (1953-), US economist, Chairman of Fed from 2006 |
| 全南 | Quán nán | Quannan county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 全南县 | Quán nán xiàn | Quannan county in Ganzhou 赣州, Jiangxi |
| 全罗南道 | Quán luó nán dào | South Jeolla Province, in southwest South Korea, capital Gwangju 光州 |
| 卑南 | Bēi nán | Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 卑南族 | Bēi nán zú | puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 卑南乡 | Bēi nán xiāng | Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung county 台东县, southeast Taiwan |
| 南三角座 | nán sān jiǎo zuò | Triangulum Australe (constellation) |
| 南下 | nán xià | southward |
| 南丹 | Nán dān | Nandan county in Hezhou 贺州, Guangxi |
| 南丹县 | Nán dān xiàn | Nandan county in Hezhou 贺州, Guangxi |
| 南乳 | nán rǔ | fermented soya bean curd |
| 南亚区域合作联盟 | Nán Yà Qū yù Hé zuò Lián méng | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| 南京大学 | Nán jīng dà xué | Nanjing University, NJU |
| 南京大屠杀 | Nán jīng dà tú shā | the Nanjing massacre of December 1937 |
| 南京大屠杀事件 | Nán jīng dà tú shā shì jiàn | the Nanjing massacre of December 1937; the Rape of Nanjing (documentary book by Iris Chang 张纯如) |
| 南京市 | Nán jīng shì | Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏; capital of China at different historical periods |
| 南京条约 | Nán jīng tiáo yuē | Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain |
| 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 |
| 南京农业大学 | Nán jīng Nóng yè Dà xué | Nanjing Agricultural University |
| 南京邮电大学 | Nán jīng Yóu diàn Dà xué | Nanjing Post and Communications University |
| 南侧 | nán cè | south side; south face |
| 南充地区 | Nán chōng dì qū | Nanchong prefecture in Sichuan |
