熱河

简 热河 · 繁 熱河
Mandarin · pinyin Rè hé

Meanings

  1. Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia
  2. refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde
  3. see also 避暑山莊 bì shǔ shān zhuāng (history)
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熱
rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
河
hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
热
rè · hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
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4–2 · Re4 he2

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  1. the Rehe, also known as Wulie River (武烈河) a tributary of the Luan River in Chengde
  2. Rehe and Jehol, former names of 承德 (Chéngdé), a city in northeastern China
  3. (~省) Rehe (a former province in northeastern China)

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熱河 · Re4 he2
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Exact source record熱河 热河 [Re4 he2] /Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia/refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde/see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄[bi4 shu3 shan1 zhuang1] (history)/