Used in transliteration for foreign names like 苏丹 sū​dān (Sudan) or 苏里南 sū​lǐ​nán (Suriname)

(bound form) used in phonetic transcriptions for the sound 'ni', such as in names for people or places

(bound form) special; unique; unusual; distinguished

left; the left side; toward the left; to the left of

an administrative subdivision in Inner Mongolia, equivalent to a county