司南车 sīnánchē south-pointing carriage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 司南 sīnán south-pointing compass An ancient Chinese instrument used for determining direction; it typically consisted of a magnetic lodestone spoon placed on a smooth bronze plate. It is the precursor to the modern 指南针 zhǐnánzhēn.车 車 chē noun vehicle wheeled land vehicle; car; bicycle; bus; traffic