杭 (háng) — abbreviation for Hangzhou (杭州)
Definition
Shortened form of 杭州 (Hangzhou), used in fixed abbreviations like 沪杭铁路 (Shanghai–Hangzhou railway) instead of the full city name.
noun
abbreviation for Hangzhou (杭州)
Easily confused
- 抗kànglook-aliketo resist, to oppose, to fight against (bound form used in compounds)
- 行hángsound-alike(noun) row; line
- 坑kēnglook-alike(noun) pit, hole in the ground
- 航hángsound-alike(bound form) navigation; to navigate (by water or air); related to ships, boats, or aircraft
- 吭hánglook-alike(bound form, literary) throat; used in the idiom 引吭高歌
- 沆hànglook-alike(literary) vast expanse of water; fog
Examples
- 杭。háng Zhōu dào shàng hǎi de fēi jī měi tiān dōu yǒu.There are flights from Hangzhou to Shanghai every day.
- 杭。háng Hù tiě lù míng nián tōng chē.The Shanghai-Hangzhou railway will open to traffic next year.
- 杭。Wǒ zhù zài háng zhōu xī biān de xīn qū.I live in the new district west of Hangzhou.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
亢
亢kàng杭Háng
Same sound today
杭 pairs 木, meaning wood, with 亢, which gives the sound. It was first used as a variant of another character.
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