Han River

proper noun

A major river in South Korea that flows through Seoul.

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Meanings

Han River1

proper nounthe Han River
  1. A major river in South Korea that flows through Seoul.

Han River2

proper nounthe Han River
  1. A tributary of the Yangtse flowing through Shaanxi and Hubei, China, with its river mouth in Wuhan.

    Here, more than 14 million people in Hubei would be affected if the project damaged the Han River, the tributary of the Yangtze where the middle route starts, said Du Yun, a geographer at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Wuhan, the provincial capital.

    2011 June 1, Edward Wong, “Plan for China’s Water Crisis Spurs Concern”, in The New York Times (Asia Pacific section), New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2011
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    In the one case, a two-storeyed house in Wuchang which has long been needing repairs collapsed and killed the mother and son of the occupier. In the other case, a house built partly on piles at the edge of the Han River above Chiaokou was overturned and the wife and daughter of the tenant were thrown into the river and drowned.

    1930 August 5 [1930 August 1], “Hailstone Damage Near Hankow”, in The North-China Herald and Supreme Court and Consular Gazette, volume CLXXVI, number 3287, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 199, column 5

Han River3

proper nounthe Han River
  1. A river in Da Nang, Vietnam.

Origin

Han River · proper noun

Partial calque of Korean 한강(漢江) (han'gang). From 한— (han-, “big”) and 강 (江, gang, “river”).

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Han River · proper noun

Partial calque of Chinese 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 漢江 /汉江
  • 漢江 /汉江 (hon³ gong¹)Tributary of Yangtse
Chinese Mandarin 漢江 /汉江, 漢江 /汉江
  • 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng)Major river in South Korea
  • 漢江 /汉江 (Hànjiāng)Tributary of Yangtse
Japanese 漢江, 漢江
  • 漢江 (Hangan)Major river in South Korea
  • 漢江 (Kankō)Tributary of Yangtse
Korean 한강, 한강
  • 한강 (Han'gang)Major river in South Korea
  • 한강 (Han'gang)Tributary of Yangtse
Vietnamese sông Hàn
  • sông HànRiver in Da Nang
Cite this entry
APA

Han River. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Han%20River

MLA

“Han River.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Han%20River. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Han River,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Han%20River.

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