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

Nominated :D