Hanchuan

Han·chuan
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proper noun

A county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hanchwan · alternative Han-ch'uan

  1. A county-level city of Xiaogan, Hubei, China.

    In Hanchuan, in Hubei province, patients sat in their cars to receive IV fluids through vehicle windows, footage on Dec. 14 obtained by Reuters showed.

    2022 December 23, Farah Master, David Stanway, Siyi Liu, Eduardo Baptista, Albee Zhang, Brenda Goh, Julie Zhu, Selena Li, Stella Qiu, Rocky Swift, Hyunsu Yim, Xinghui Kok, “China lacked a 'zero COVID' exit plan. Its people are paying the price.”, in David Crawshaw, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2022, China
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    Hanchuan is a good example of an outstation in the China Mission. This town is in the central point of a large country district. Around it have gradually been opened preaching points in several villages. In Hanchuan a native clergyman resides, while in the more important neighboring village catechists are stationed.

    1913, Arthur R. Gray, Arthur M. Sherman, The Story of the Church in China, New York: Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, →OCLC, page 207

    The Chinese press has reported the creation of a girls’ association opposed to traditional Chinese marriage customs in Hupeh Province, thus indirectly pointing to the persistence of the old traditions in rural areas. A group of 114 unmarried girls from the Jenho Commune in the Hanchuan District of the province, in central China, joined the association, telling suitors they would reject engagement and marriage presents.

    1974 January 20, “Chinese Girls Oppose Presents for Weddings”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2023, page 8

Origin

  1. Mandarin漢川 /汉川
  2. EnglishHanchuan

From the Mandarin 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 漢川 /汉川
  • 漢川 /汉川 (hon³ cyun¹)county-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 漢川 /汉川
  • 漢川 /汉川 (Hànchuān)county-level city in central China
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Hanchuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hanchuan

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

Chicago

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