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杭

Mandarin · pinyin Háng

Meanings

  1. surname Hang
  2. abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州 Háng zhōu
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杭
háng · cross stream; navigate
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character

  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 航 (háng, “boat; ship”)
  2. (obsolete) alternative form of 航 (háng, “to cross a stream; to ferry”)
  3. (obsolete) alternative form of 航 (háng, “to sail; to navigate”)
  4. (dialectal) suddenly; all of a sudden
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 杭州 (Hángzhōu, “Hangzhou”)
  6. a surname

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 康 (kāng, “broad road”)

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to resist; to fight”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to raise; to lift up”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “high”)

character

  1. (Northern Wu) alternative form of 行 (“to endure; to bear; to shoulder”)

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