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南
nán
south
Stroke order of 南
南 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
A warm hut '冂' with a cross '十' on top faces south toward the sun.
Parts: 十 + 冂 enclosure + 丷 + 干 (pictograph of a bell-like instrument)
Example sentence
我的老家在中国南边。
My hometown is in the south of China.