Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); Hangzhou

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hang” becomes a different word in each tone. 杭 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 上杭shàng hángsee 上杭县
  • 苏杭sū hángSuzhou 苏州 and Hangzhou 杭州
  • 杭州háng zhōusee 杭州市
  • 余杭yú hángsee 余杭区
  • 杭锦háng jǐnHanggin banner, Mongolian Xanggin khoshuu, in Ordos prefecture 鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia

Example Sentence

杭州的西湖风景十分秀丽。Háng zhōu de Xī hú fēng jǐng shí fēn xiù lì.The West Lake in Hangzhou has beautiful scenery.

Háng(surname)zhōuprefecturedeof西湖Xī húXihu or West lake (place n风景fēng jǐngscenery十分shí fēnvery秀丽xiù lìpretty