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

Nominated :D