漢口

See also: 汉口

Chinese

		Han River	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
trad. (漢口)		漢	口
simp. (汉口)		汉	口

Etymology

From its position at the Han River's confluence with the Yangtze.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hànkǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hon³ hau²
• Eastern Min (BUC): Háng-kāu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hàn-kháu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hànkǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hànkǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Han⁴-kʻou³
    • Yale: Hàn-kǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hannkoou
    • Palladius: Ханькоу (Xanʹkou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xän⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hon³ hau²
    • Yale: hon háu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hon³ hau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hon³ heo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːn³³ hɐu̯³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Háng-kāu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(kʰ-)ŋau³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hàn-kháu
    • Tâi-lô: Hàn-kháu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: harnqao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /han²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/

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
かん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 1
kan’on

Alternative spelling
漢口 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋko̞ː]

Proper noun

漢(かん)口(こう) • (Kankō) 

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
漢	口
はん Grade: 3	かお Grade: 1
irregular

Alternative spelling
漢口 (kyūjitai)

Ultimately from Mandarin 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), probably via English Hankow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hã̠ŋka̠o̞]

Proper noun

漢口(ハンカオ) • (Hankao) 

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