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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)
Khan is 汗
Hancheng, the old Chinese name for Seoul
Chengjisi Han, the Chinese name for Genghis Khan
Transliteration of Hamburg
Han Chinese, the major ethnic group in China
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
2. Ming (明)
Name is 名
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644
cong-ming, which means "smart"
ming-zi, which means "name"
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham
3. Zhou (州)
Continent is 洲
Cities, such as Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou
Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu
Continent, such as Asia, Africa, Europe
State, such as California, Florida, New South Wales
4. Yang (陽 / 阳)
Surname is 楊 / 杨, which means "poplar"
yang-guang, which means "sunshine"
Positive, as in Yin and Yang
A common Chinese surname
Cities such as Luoyang, Hengyang
5. Xi (習 / 习)
Xi in Xi'an is 西, which means "west"
Surname of Xi Jinping, the incumbent Chinese president
xi-guan, which means "habit"
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province
lian-xi, which means "practice"
6. Li (李)
Chinese mile is 里
Surname of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore first president
Surname of Jet Li (movie star), Li Na (tennis player), Li Keqiang (Chinese premier)
Chinese mile (li), a traditional Chinese unit of distance
Royal house of Korean Joseon dynasty (1392 - 1897), 이 (Yi)
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225)
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province
ping-tai, which means "platform"
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province
Yantai, a city in Shandong province
Taiwan
8. Lin (林)
Lin in Linyi is 臨 / 临, which means "arrival or facing"
shu-lin, which means "forest"
Linyi, a city in Shandong province
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln
A common Chinese surname
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin
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1 Comments
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Level 79
May 2, 2021
Nice and easy (for Chinese people :P)

Nominated :D