| 南 | nán | south; surname Nan |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; the southern part of the country; the South |
| 南京 | Nán jīng | Nanjing subprovincial city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江苏; capital of China at different historical periods |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south; north to south |
| 南斯拉夫 | Nán sī lā fū | Yugoslavia, 1943-1992 |
| 南非 | Nán Fēi | South Africa |
| 南宋 | Nán sòng | the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) |
| 南越 | Nán Yuè | South Vietnam; South Vietnamese |
| 南昌 | Nán chāng | Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China; also Nanchang county |
| 南洋 | Nán yáng | Southeast Asia; South seas |
| 南朝鲜 | Nán cháo xiǎn | South Korea (esp. North Korean usage) |
| 南北朝 | Nán běi cháo | Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) |
| 南海 | Nán hǎi | South China Sea |
| 南朝 | Nán Cháo | Southern Dynasties (420-589) |
| 南宁 | Nán níng | Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 广西壮族自治区; Zhuang: Namzningz |
| 南面 | nán miàn | south side; south |
| 南阳 | Nán yáng | Nanyang prefecture level city in Henan |
| 南亚 | nán Yà | southern Asia |
| 南美 | Nán Měi | South America |
| 南美洲 | Nán Měi zhōu | South America |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin |
| 南边 | nán bian | south; south side; southern part; to the south of |
| 南通 | Nán tōng | Nantong prefecture level city in Jiangsu |
| 南山 | Nán shān | Nanshan or Namsan, common place name; Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong |
| 南极 | nán jí | south pole |
| 南充 | Nán chōng | Nanchong prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 南极洲 | Nán jí zhōu | Antarctica |
| 南半球 | Nán bàn qiú | Southern hemisphere |
| 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 |
| 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 |
