nán fāng
sud
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南方很热。
Nánfāng hěn rè.
The south is very hot.
我喜欢南方的食物。
Wǒ xǐhuān nánfāng de shíwù.
I like southern food.
南方人很热情。
Nánfāng rén hěn rèqíng.
Southern people are very hospitable.
北方 (běifāng)
north
南方 (nánfāng)
south
The Chinese word 南方 (nánfāng) for "south" is composed of two characters: 南 (nán), meaning "south," and 方 (fāng), meaning "direction" or "region." The character 南 is a pictograph depicting a person standing under the sun, with the sun's rays shining down on them. This image represents the southern direction, as the sun is highest in the sky in the southern hemisphere. The character 方 is a pictograph depicting a square, which represents a region or area. When combined, the two characters 南方 (nánfāng) mean "southern region" or "south."
