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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 司南

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
司南 sī nán - ancient Chinese compass

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 47,307 104,386

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
司 sī- surname Si
司 sī- to take charge of
- to manage
- department (under a ministry)
南 nán- surname Nan
南 nā- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
南 nán- south

Other Words Containing 司南

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo