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南泥湾

Nán ní wān

3-character word Traditional 南泥灣

What 南泥湾 means

1. Nanniwan, township 45 km south of Yan'an {延安|Yán ān}, Shaanxi
2. "Nanniwan", a song written in 1943 to celebrate the achievements of communist revolutionaries in Nanniwan, where the 359th brigade of the Eighth Route Army reclaimed barren land as part of a campaign to become self-sufficient in food during a blockade by enemy forces

The characters in 南泥湾

• 南nánsouth
• 泥nímud; clay; paste
• 湾wānbay; gulf; to cast anchor