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司南

sī nán

2-character word

What 司南 means

1. ancient Chinese compass

The characters in 司南

• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 南nánsouth

Sounds the same

Read sī nán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 思南see 思南县

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sī nán correctly.
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