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)
Hancheng, the old Chinese name for Seoul
Han Chinese, the major ethnic group in China
Chengjisi Han, the Chinese name for Genghis Khan
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
Transliteration of Hamburg
Khan is 汗
2. Ming (明)
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham
cong-ming, which means "smart"
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China
ming-zi, which means "name"
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)
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)
Surname of Xi Jinping, the incumbent Chinese president
lian-xi, which means "practice"
xi-guan, which means "habit"
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province
Xi in Xi'an is 西, which means "west"
6. Li (李)
Royal house of Korean Joseon dynasty (1392 - 1897), 이 (Yi)
Chinese mile (li), a traditional Chinese unit of distance
Surname of Jet Li (movie star), Li Na (tennis player), Li Keqiang (Chinese premier)
Surname of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore first president
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225)
Chinese mile is 里
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province
Taiwan
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province
ping-tai, which means "platform"
Yantai, a city in Shandong province
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
8. Lin (林)
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin
Linyi, a city in Shandong province
A common Chinese surname
shu-lin, which means "forest"
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln
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