south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referrin
南 · 9 strokes
Depicts a bell-shaped musical instrument. The current meaning of 南 is a phonetic loan.
方 · 4 strokes
Depicts the cutting edge (一) of a knife blade (刀). Similar in origin to 亡. Based on the original meaning "cutting edge". The meaning later expanded to "perimeter", "area", and "square".