杭州

Chinese

		surname; Hangzhou	province; prefecture; state province; prefecture; state; county
trad. (杭州)		杭	州
simp. #(杭州)		杭	州

Etymology

The province's name derived from 餘杭／余杭 (Yúháng), traditionally glossed as a mistake for 禹航 (“Yu's ferry”) but more likely a transcription into Old Chinese characters of a native Proto-Wu placename.

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 杭州

1. (～市) Hangzhou (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, China)
2. (～灣) Hangzhou Bay, the adjacent bay of the East China Sea separating Shanghai and Ningbo.
3. (historical) Hang Prefecture or Province, a former division of imperial China.

Synonyms

• (city): 杭 (háng), 臨安／临安 (Lín'ān), (historical) 行在 (Xíngzài)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
杭	州
こう Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
on’yomi

Proper noun

杭(こう)州(しゅう) • (Kōshū) 

1. Hangzhou

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
杭	州
くい Jinmeiyō	しゅう Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi

To distinguish it orally with 広州(こうしゅう) (Kōshū)

Proper noun

杭(くい)州(しゅう) • (Kuishū) 

1. Hangzhou