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