懂中文 Dong Chinese

杭

háng

cross stream

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

亢 sound component

亢  Sound component

kàng

  

high

Evolution

杭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
杭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
杭 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
杭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

杭  

háng

cross stream; navigate

杭  

Háng

surname Hang; Hangzhou

Most common words with 杭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

杭

Hangzhou

杭州

Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China

杭州市

Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China

余杭

Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang

杭州湾

Hangzhou Bay