楠
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nán · Machilus nanmu

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Example sentences

Notice where 楠 sits in each complete thought.

Shí nán huā tōng cháng shì dàn zǐ sè de.石楠花通常是淡紫色的。

Heather flowers are usually mauve.

Source: Tatoeba #13561233 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shí nán huā kāi wán le má?石楠花開完了嗎?

Are the heather plants done flowering?

Source: Tatoeba #13561234 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shí nán huā yǒu zhù wū yì zhì huā yuán lǐ de zá cǎo.石楠花有助於抑制花園裡的雜草。

Heathers help to suppress weeds in your garden.

Source: Tatoeba #13117596 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shí nán huā fēi cháng shì hé zhǒng zài zhè gè huā yuán, yīn wéi tā mén sì jì cháng qīng.石楠花非常適合種在這個花園,因為它們四季常青。

Heathers would be wonderful for this garden because they're gonna be green all year.

Source: Tatoeba #13539408 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 楠 in context

  1. Say nán, then recall the core meaning: Machilus nanmu.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 楠木 (nán mù), meaning “Phoebe zhennan”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 楠 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.