| 南 | nán | south; surname Nan |
| 湖南省 | Hú nán shěng | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙 |
| 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 |
| 河南 | Hé nán | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 郑州 |
| 湖南 | Hú nán | Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 长沙 |
| 云南 | Yún nán | Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇 or 云, capital Kunming 昆明 |
| 南部 | nán bù | southern part |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 南北 | nán běi | north and south; north to south |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 南斯拉夫 | Nán sī lā fū | Yugoslavia, 1943-1992 |
| 东南亚 | dōng nán yà | Southeast Asia |
| 江南 | Jiāng nán | south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south |
| 南非 | Nán Fēi | South Africa |
| 以南 | yǐ nán | to the south of (suffix) |
| 济南 | Jǐ nán | Ji'nan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China |
| 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 |
| 海南岛 | Hǎi nán dǎo | Hainan Island in 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 |
| 淮南 | Huái nán | Huainan prefecture level city in Anhui |
| 南面 | nán miàn | south side; south |
| 华南 | Huá nán | Southern China |
| 南阳 | Nán yáng | Nanyang prefecture level city in Henan |
| 中南 | Zhōng Nán | Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan); abbr. for China-South Africa |
| 南亚 | nán Yà | southern Asia |
| 指南 | zhǐ nán | to guide; guidebook |
| 南美 | Nán Měi | South America |
| 南美洲 | Nán Měi zhōu | South America |
| 南瓜 | nán guā | pumpkin |
| 岭南 | Lǐng nán | south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guandong and Guangxi |
| 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 |
| 海南 | Hǎi nán | Hainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 琼, capital Haikou 海口; Hainan Island; Hainan District of Wuhai City 乌海市, Inner Mongolia; Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai |
| 指南针 | zhǐ nán zhēn | compass |
| 汝南 | Rǔ nán | Ru'nan county in Zhumadian 驻马店, Henan |
| 南充 | Nán chōng | Nanchong prefecture level city in Sichuan |
| 安南 | Ān nán | Kofi Annan (1938-), UN Secretary General 1997-2007; old name for Vietnam; Annan district of Tainan City 台南市, Taiwan |
| 南极洲 | Nán jí zhōu | Antarctica |
| 山南 | Shān nán | Lhokha prefecture of Tibet, Tibetan: Lho kha |
| 南半球 | Nán bàn qiú | Southern hemisphere |
