江南

Jiāngnán

noun #24,758

Meanings

1 Jiangnan
2 the region south of the lower Yangtze River
3 south of the river

Characters

river (especially the Yangtze)

Examples

江南自古以来就是文人墨客向往的地方。

Jiāngnán zìgǔ yǐlái jiùshì wénrén mòkè xiàngwǎng de dìfāng.

Jiangnan has always been a place that poets and scholars longed for.

苏州和杭州都是典型的江南城市。

Sūzhōu hé Hángzhōu dōu shì diǎnxíng de Jiāngnán chéngshì.

Suzhou and Hangzhou are typical Jiangnan cities.

Tips

culture

江南 (south of the Yangtze) has been China's cultural and economic heartland for over a millennium. Known for its wealth, refined arts, classical gardens (苏州园林), silk, tea, and poetry, the region encompasses Shanghai and parts of Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang. The phrase 江南好 (Jiangnan is beautiful) echoes through Tang and Song poetry.

Stroke Order

江 jiāng

南 nán