楠 (nán): Machilus nanmu, Chinese cedar, Chinese giant redwood
楠 (nán) is a Chinese character meaning “machilus nanmu.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 南 (phonetic). It ranks #3868 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 楠 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).
Definitions
- Machilus nanmu
- Chinese cedar
- Chinese giant redwood
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石楠 | shí nán | Chinese photinia (Photinia serratifolia) |
| 楠格哈尔省 | nán gé hā ěr shěng | Nangarhar province of Afghanistan |
| 王楠 | wáng nán | Wang Nan (1978-), female PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist |
| 楠梓区 | nán zǐ qū | Nanzi or Nantzu district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 楠木noun | nán mù | Phoebe zhennan |
| 楠竹 | nán zhú | see 毛竹 |
| 楠梓 | nán zǐ | Nanzi or Nantzu district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
楠 appears in 7 compound words: 71 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
男子85公斤级比赛,首次参加亚运会的中国队小将陈舜楠摘得一枚铜牌。
nán zǐ 8 5 gōng jīn jí bǐ sài , shǒu cì cān jiā yà yùn huì de zhōng guó duì xiǎo jiāng chén 舜 nán zhāi dé yī méi tóng pái .
In the men’s 85-kilogram weight class, Chen Shunnan, a young Chinese athlete making his Asian Games debut, won a bronze medal.
中新社 记者 崔楠 摄 中国射击队包揽女子25米手枪团体和个人两枚金牌。
zhōng xīn shè jì zhě cuī nán shè zhōng guó shè jī duì bāo lǎn nǚ zǐ 2 5 mǐ shǒu qiāng tuán tǐ hé gè rén liǎng méi jīn pái .
Photo by Cui Nan, China News Service. The Chinese shooting team swept both the women’s 25-meter pistol team and individual gold medals.
前两轮演出贡献出精彩表演的特邀演员闫楠,在本轮排演中直呼“走到一条极具挑战的路上”。
qián liǎng lún yǎn chū gòng xiàn chū jīng cǎi biǎo yǎn de tè yāo yǎn yuán yán nán , zài běn lún pái yǎn zhōng zhí hū zǒu dào yī tiáo jí jù tiāo zhàn de lù shàng .
Yan Nan, a guest performer who delivered outstanding performances in the first two rounds, remarked during this round of rehearsals that she had “embarked on an extremely challenging journey.”
周木楠:希望苏暮雨成为能够反复回味的角色
zhōu mù nán : xī wàng sū mù yǔ chéng wéi néng gòu fǎn fù huí wèi de jiǎo sè
Zhou Munan: I hope Su Muyu becomes a character that audiences can revisit time and again
杨烨楠 摄 比赛前,主客场球迷入场通道分别设置“安逸熊猫×成都蓉城”主题互动打卡点。
yáng 烨 nán shè bǐ sài qián , zhǔ kè chǎng qiú mí rù chǎng tōng dào fēn bié shè zhì ān yì xióng māo chéng dōu róng chéng zhǔ tí hù dòng dǎ kǎ diǎn .
Photo by Yang Yennan. Before the match, “An Yi Panda × Chengdu Rongcheng” themed interactive photo spots were set up along the entry corridors for home and away fans, respectively.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced nán
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