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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
Transliteration of Hamburg
Hancheng, the old Chinese name for Seoul
Han Chinese, the major ethnic group in China
Chengjisi Han, the Chinese name for Genghis Khan
Khan is 汗
2. Ming (明)
ming-zi, which means "name"
cong-ming, which means "smart"
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China
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
yang-guang, which means "sunshine"
A common Chinese surname
Surname is 楊 / 杨, which means "poplar"
5. Xi (習 / 习)
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province
xi-guan, which means "habit"
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)
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)
Chinese mile (li), a traditional Chinese unit of distance
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225)
Chinese mile is 里
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Taiwan
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province
Yantai, a city in Shandong province
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province
ping-tai, which means "platform"
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
8. Lin (林)
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin
Linyi, a city in Shandong province
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln
shu-lin, which means "forest"
A common Chinese surname
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