之江

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	river
simp. and trad. (之江)		之	江

Etymology

The 之 (zhī) depicts the tortuousness of the river.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhījiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄐㄧㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhījiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhihjiang
    • Wade–Giles: Chih¹-chiang¹
    • Yale: Jr̄-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyjiang
    • Palladius: Чжицзян (Čžiczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

之江

1. Alternative name for 錢塘江／钱塘江 (Qiántáng Jiāng, “Qiantang River”).