邗城

Chinese

		Han Canal	(walled) city (walled) town
simp. and trad. (邗城)		邗	城

Etymology

From 邗溝 / 邗沟 (Hángōu, “Han or Hangou Canal”), which the city was originally constructed to guard, itself named after 邗國 / 邗国 (Hánguó) and its capital 邗 (Hán), a different settlement.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hánchéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hánchéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hánchéng
    • Wade–Giles: Han²-chʻêng²
    • Yale: Hán-chéng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harncherng
    • Palladius: Ханьчэн (Xanʹčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

Proper noun

邗城

1. (historical) Hancheng (a former city in Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China)

Synonyms

• See 揚州 / 扬州 (Yángzhōu)

Derived terms

• 邗江