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Chinese
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surname; Hangzhou
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province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
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trad. (杭州)
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杭
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州
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simp. #(杭州)
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杭
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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
- (~市) Hangzhou (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, China)
- (~灣) Hangzhou Bay (the adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo)
- (historical) Hang Prefecture or Province (former division of imperial China)
Synonyms
- (city): 杭 (háng), (historical, poetic) 武林 (wǔlín), (historical) 臨安/临安 (Lín'ān), (historical) 行在 (Xíngzài), (historical) 錢塘/钱塘 (Qiántáng)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Proper noun
杭州 • (Kōshū)
- Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China)
Etymology 2
To distinguish it orally with 広州 (Kōshū).
Proper noun
杭州 • (Kuishū)
- Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China)
Korean
Proper noun
杭州 • (Hangju) (hangeul 항주)
- hanja form? of 항주 (“Hangzhou”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
杭州
- chữ Hán form of Hàng Châu (“Hangzhou”).