Hancheng

Han·cheng
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proper noun

A former town in China, located within modern Yangzhou.

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Hancheng1

proper noun
  1. historicalA former town in China, located within modern Yangzhou.

    Synonyms: Yangzhou

Hancheng2

proper noun
  1. A county-level city of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.

    The ministry also criticised Hancheng, in northern Shaanxi province, after 190 million yuan was spent on building hills and waterfalls.

    2019 January 23, Alice Yan, “Act of folly: One of China’s poorest counties under fire after spending US$9 million on dynastic-style city gates”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2019, People & Culture
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    To hasten the conclusion of the Communist-suppression campaign by checking the retreat of the Red remnants from Shansi back to Shensi, General Yang Hu-cheng, Pacification Commissioner for Shensi, has established a provisional headquarters at Hancheng on the Shensi-Shansi border about 70 kilometers south of Yichuen[.]

    1936 May 2, “Two Shansi Cities are Cleared of Reds”, in The China Weekly Review, volume 76, number 9, →OCLC, page 298, column 1

    The "Red Flag" commune in Hancheng County set up a correspondence and newspaper-reading network in the brigades. Every correspondence group at all levels is under the charge of a responsible person of the revolutionary committee.

    1969 November 25 [1969 November 19], “Writers From Lower Levels Trained in Shensi”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 228, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Sian Shensi Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →OCLC, Communist China: Northwest Region, page H 3

    All the miners in the shaft died when an underground cable caught fire on Saturday night at the Xiaonangou coal mine in Hancheng City, the report said, citing the general office of the Shaanxi provincial government.

    2010 July 18, Ken Wills, “China coal mine accident kills 28”, in Jonathan Thatcher, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 27 May 2022, World News

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former town in China, located within modern Yangzhou.

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Origin

Hancheng · proper noun

  1. Mandarin邗城
  2. EnglishHancheng

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 邗城 (Hánchéng), from 邗溝 /邗沟 (Hángōu, “Han Canal”) + 城 (chéng, “wall, walled city”), from its placement to guard the southern end of the canal beside the Yangtze.

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Hancheng · proper noun

  1. Mandarin韓城 /韩城
  2. EnglishHancheng

From the Mandarin 韓城 /韩城 (Hánchéng), from the earlier march of 韓國 /韩国 (Hánguó) in the area, from 韓 /韩 (hán, “puteal”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 邗城, 韓城 /韩城
  • 邗城ancient Yangzhou
  • 韓城 /韩城county
Chinese Mandarin 邗城, 韓城 /韩城
  • 邗城 (Hánchéng)ancient Yangzhou
  • 韓城 /韩城 (Hánchéng)county
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Hancheng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hancheng

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“Hancheng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hancheng. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hancheng,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hancheng.

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