Chinese words pronounced nan (any tone) 14 words, in the 4 tones nan is read in. nān (1st tone) 2 words 囡(nān) child 囝(nān) child 囡(nān) child 囝(nān) child nán (2nd tone) 7 words 南(nán) south 难(nán) difficult 男(nán) male 楠(nán) Machilus nanmu 喃(nán) mumble in repetition 暔(nán) name of a country 諵(nán) mumble in repetition 南(nán) south 難(nán) difficult 男(nán) male 楠(nán) Machilus nanmu 喃(nán) mumble in repetition 暔(nán) name of a country 諵(nán) mumble in repetition nǎn (3rd tone) 5 words 湳(nǎn) surname Nan 赧(nǎn) blushing with shame 腩(nǎn) brisket 戁(nǎn) stand in awe 蝻(nǎn) locust nymph 湳(nǎn) surname Nan 赧(nǎn) blushing with shame 腩(nǎn) brisket 戁(nǎn) stand in awe 蝻(nǎn) locust nymph nàn (4th tone) 1 words 难(nàn) disaster 難(nàn) disaster Often confused with nan lan in any tone 29 words