邗城

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Chinese

Han Canal (walled) city
(walled) town
simp. and trad.
(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 (Hán), a different settlement.

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邗城

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

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