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Meaning of

南 means Buddhist term (used in mantras). Pronounced nā. HSK 1.

  • Buddhist term (used in mantras)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zài
jiào
zhòu
zhōng
 
yǒu
shí
huì
yòng
dào
 '
 '
zhè
ge
de
shū
yīn
 

In Buddhist mantras, the special pronunciation 'nā' for the character '南' is sometimes used.

 '
ā
tuó
 '
zhōng
de
ge
zuò
n
 ā
 

The first character in 'Nā mó ā mí tuó fó' is pronounced nā.

Zhè
ge
yīn
zhǔ
yào
yòng
zōng
jiào
chǎng
 
cháng
hěn
shǎo
shǐ使
yòng
 

This pronunciation is mainly used in religious contexts and rarely in daily life.

Lǎo
shī
fu
jiào
men
zhèng
què
niàn
sòng
 '
guān
shì
yīn
 '
 

The old master taught us to correctly recite 'Nā mó guān shì yīn pú sà'.

Zài
jiào
jīng
diǎn
zhōng
 
 '
 '
yǒu
shí
huì
biāo
zhù
shū
yīn
 

In Buddhist classics, the character '南' is sometimes marked with its special pronunciation.