Scribd
Upload
52 views3 pages

See Also:: Chinese

1) The document defines the Chinese and Japanese etymology and pronunciation of the word "Hankou", which refers to a former city in Hubei, China that is now part of Wuhan. 2) In Chinese, "Hankou" literally means "mouth of the Han River" and refers to the city's position at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers. 3) In Japanese, "Hankou" has two readings - "Kankou" using Chinese-derived kanji, and "Hankao" using an irregular reading - both referring to the former Chinese city.

Uploaded by

Alfred Mujah Jimmy
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
52 views3 pages

See Also:: Chinese

1) The document defines the Chinese and Japanese etymology and pronunciation of the word "Hankou", which refers to a former city in Hubei, China that is now part of Wuhan. 2) In Chinese, "Hankou" literally means "mouth of the Han River" and refers to the city's position at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers. 3) In Japanese, "Hankou" has two readings - "Kankou" using Chinese-derived kanji, and "Hankao" using an irregular reading - both referring to the former Chinese city.

Uploaded by

Alfred Mujah Jimmy
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

漢⼝

See also: 汉⼝
Contents
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Proper noun

Chinese

mouth;
Etymology (a
measure
From its position at the Han River's confluence with the Han word, for
Yangtze. River people,
livestock
or
utensils)
Pronunciation
trad. 漢⼝) 漢
( ⼝
(汉⼝) 汉 ⼝
Mandarin
simp.
(Pinyin): Hànkǒu
(Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hon3 hau2
Min Dong (BUC): Háng-kāu
Min Nan (POJ): Hàn-kháu
Mandarin

(Standard Chinese)+

Pinyin: Hànkǒu

Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋㄎㄡˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannkoou
Tongyong Pinyin: Hànkǒu
Sinological IPA (key): /xän⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯ ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese

(Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+

Jyutping: hon3 hau2


Yale: hon háu
Cantonese Pinyin: hon3 hau2
Guangdong Romanization: hon3 heo2
Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn³³ hɐu̯ ³⁵/
Min Dong
(Fuzhou)

Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-kāu

Sinological IPA (key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵³


(kʰ-)ŋau³³/

Min Nan
(Hokkien: Xiamen)

Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-kháu
Tâi-lô: Hàn-kháu
Phofsit Daibuun: harnqao
IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaʊ⁵³/

Proper noun

漢⼝
1. (〜市) (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)
2. (informal) The northern area of Wuhan in the area of the former city, including the present-day
districts of Jiang'an, Jianghan, and Qiaokou.

Descendants
→ English: Hankou, Han-k'ou, Hankow

Japanese
Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

漢 ⼝
Pronunciation
On’yomi

IPA(key): [kã̠ŋko̞ ː] かん こう
Grade: 3 Grade: 1

kan’on
Proper noun
かんこう Alternative spelling

漢 ⼝ • (Kankō) 漢⼝ (kyūjitai)

1. (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Mandarin 漢⼝∕汉⼝ (Hànkǒu), probably via English Hankow. Kanji in this term

Pronunciation 漢 ⼝
(Irregular reading) はん かお
Grade: 3 Grade: 1

IPA(key): [hã̠ŋka̠ o̞ ] Irregular

Alternative spelling

漢⼝
Proper noun
ハンカオ (kyūjitai)

漢 ⼝ • (Hankao)
1. (historical) Hankou (a former city in Hubei, China, now part of Wuhan)

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title= 漢⼝&oldid=60802363"

This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 13:51.

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this
site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

You might also like