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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 ✓
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province ✓
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" ✓
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China ✓
ming-zi, which means "name" ✓
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham ✓
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644 ✓
Name is 名
3. Zhou (州)
Cities, such as Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou ✓
Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu ✓
State, such as California, Florida, New South Wales ✓
Continent, such as Asia, Africa, Europe ✓
Continent is 洲
4. Yang (陽 / 阳)
Positive, as in Yin and Yang ✓
yang-guang, which means "sunshine" ✓
Cities such as Luoyang, Hengyang ✓
A common Chinese surname ✓
Surname is 楊 / 杨, which means "poplar"
5. Xi (習 / 习)
xi-guan, which means "habit" ✓
Surname of Xi Jinping, the incumbent Chinese president ✓
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province ✓
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 Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore first president ✓
Surname of Jet Li (movie star), Li Na (tennis player), Li Keqiang (Chinese premier) ✓
Royal house of Korean Joseon dynasty (1392 - 1897), 이 (Yi) ✓
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225) ✓
Chinese mile is 里
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province ✓
ping-tai, which means "platform" ✓
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province ✓
Taiwan ✓
Yantai, a city in Shandong province ✓
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
8. Lin (林)
shu-lin, which means "forest" ✓
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln ✓
Linyi, a city in Shandong province ✓
A common Chinese surname ✓
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin ✓
Lin in Linyi is 臨 / 临, which means "arrival or facing"
1 Comments
Iluvbread123
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Level 75
May 2, 2021
Nice and easy (for Chinese people :P)

Nominated :D

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