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南 (Nán) · 9 strokes
Depicts a bell-shaped musical instrument. The current meaning of 南 is a phonetic loan.
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美 (Měi) · 9 strokes
Pictograph of a person with ornamental headwear resembling sheep horns.
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洲 (zhōu) · 9 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 州 represents the sound.