Chinese Word: 杭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

杭

Pinyin: háng

English Definition: surname Hang; Hangzhou

Chinese Definition:
①中国浙江省杭州市的简称：杭纺。杭剧。
②姓氏。
③古同“航”，渡河。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:亢 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 亢 [ kàng ] high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname

Similar Characters: 柼

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杭州	háng zhōu	Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
京杭大运河	jīng háng dà yùn hé	the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
京杭运河	jīng háng yùn hé	the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC
余杭	yú háng	Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 , Zhejiang
余杭区	yú háng qū	Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 , Zhejiang

1		shǐ mì sī 史密斯 gāo zhōng 高中 zhòng zhí 种植 wū dǐng 屋顶 huā yuán 花园， tā men 他们 céng jīng 曾经 bāng zhù 帮助 guò 过 yì jiā 一家 wèi yú 位于 háng 杭 cí 茨 diǎn 点 shì 市 de 的 gōng sī 公司 bǎ 把 cǎo méi 草莓 zhòng 种 zài 在 gōng chǎng 工厂 de 的 wū dǐng 屋顶 shàng 上。 Smith High School plant a roof garden and has helped a company in Hunts Point put strawberry plants on its roof.
2		zài 在 zhàn 占 qǔ 取 le 了 nóng mín 农民 tǔ dì 土地 hòu 后， zǐ jīn 紫金 kuàng yè 矿业 qiāng 将 cūn mín 村民 qiān zhì 迁至 shàng háng 上杭 xiàn chéng 县城， bǎ 把 tā men 他们 zhěng tǐ 整体 ān zhì 安置 zài 在 xiàn chéng 县城 jiāo wài 郊外 yī piàn 一片 huǒ chái hé 火柴盒 bān 般 de 的 hùn níng tǔ 混凝土 gōng yù 公寓 nèi 内。 Taking their land, the company relocated them to the county seat of Shanghang, where they were clustered into a compound of boxy concrete apartments on the outskirts of town.