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Chinese character - odd one out

Many Chinese characters share the same pronunciation or same tone but with different meanings. Guess the incorrect answer for each of these characters.
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Last updated: May 2, 2021
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1. Han (漢 / 汉)
Transliteration of Hamburg
Hancheng, the old Chinese name for Seoul
Han Chinese, the major ethnic group in China
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
Chengjisi Han, the Chinese name for Genghis Khan
Khan is 汗
2. Ming (明)
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China
cong-ming, which means "smart"
ming-zi, which means "name"
Name is 名
3. Zhou (州)
Continent, such as Asia, Africa, Europe
Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu
Cities, such as Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou
State, such as California, Florida, New South Wales
Continent is 洲
4. Yang (陽 / 阳)
Cities such as Luoyang, Hengyang
Positive, as in Yin and Yang
A common Chinese surname
yang-guang, which means "sunshine"
Surname is 楊 / 杨, which means "poplar"
5. Xi (習 / 习)
lian-xi, which means "practice"
xi-guan, which means "habit"
Surname of Xi Jinping, the incumbent Chinese president
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province
Xi in Xi'an is 西, which means "west"
6. Li (李)
Surname of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore first president
Royal house of Korean Joseon dynasty (1392 - 1897), 이 (Yi)
Surname of Jet Li (movie star), Li Na (tennis player), Li Keqiang (Chinese premier)
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225)
Chinese mile (li), a traditional Chinese unit of distance
Chinese mile is 里
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province
ping-tai, which means "platform"
Taiwan
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province
Yantai, a city in Shandong province
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
8. Lin (林)
A common Chinese surname
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin
Linyi, a city in Shandong province
shu-lin, which means "forest"
Lin in Linyi is 臨 / 临, which means "arrival or facing"
1 Comments
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Level 75
May 2, 2021
Nice and easy (for Chinese people :P)

Nominated :D