中川 (zhōng chuān) — Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)

Definition

A Japanese surname and place name (pronounced zhōng chuān, not the single-syllable zhōng = middle). Used only when referring to people, families, or places with this name.

noun
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)

Examples

  • 中川。
    zhōng chuān Xiān sheng shì rì běn rén.
    Mr. Nakagawa is Japanese.
  • 中川。
    Wǒ zhù zài zhōng chuān fù jìn.
    I live near Nakagawa.
  • 中川。
    zhōng chuān Shì yí gè rì běn xìng shì.
    Nakagawa is a Japanese surname.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

川 is drawn to look like flowing water.

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