杭州

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Chinese

surname; Hangzhou
 
province; prefecture; state
province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (杭州) 杭 州
simp. #(杭州) 杭 州
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Etymology

The province's name derived from 餘杭／余杭 (Yúháng), traditionally glossed as a mistake for 禹航 (“Yu's ferry”) but more likely a transcription into Old Chinese characters of a native Proto-Wu placename.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

杭州

  1. (～市) Hangzhou (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, China)
  2. (～灣) Hangzhou Bay (the adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo)
  3. (historical) Hang Prefecture or Province (former division of imperial China)

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杭州):

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
杭 州
こう
Jinmeiyō 		しゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

杭(こう)州(しゅう) • (Kōshū) 

  1. Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China)


Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
杭 州
くい
Jinmeiyō 		しゅう
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi

To distinguish it orally with 広州(こうしゅう) (Kōshū).

Proper noun

杭(くい)州(しゅう) • (Kuishū) 

  1. Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
杭州

Proper noun

杭州

  1. chữ Hán form of Hàng Châu (“Hangzhou”).
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