He'nan

A form of Henan — A province of China. Capital: Zhengzhou.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of Henan.

    During the Jin Dynasty, a woodcutter by the name of Wang Qiao lived at the foot of a mountain in Xin’an County of He’nan^([sic – meaning Henan]).

    Origins of Chinese Culture

    2001, “The Legend of Mt Lanke”, in 韩玉 [Y N Han], transl., edited by 李小香 [Li Xiaoxiang], 中华文化的故事 [Origins of Chinese Culture], Asiapac Books, published 2005, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 145
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    In order to meet the requirements of the domestic market, the National Planning Committee has approved the setting up of a PA 11 unit in Shanxi using the technology of North China Technological College, and the setting up of a PA1212 unit in Zhengzhou, He’nan^([sic – meaning Henan]).

    2003, “The Engineering Plastics Industry”, in Jonathan Reuvid, Li Yong, editors, Doing Business with China, 4th edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 315–316

    As early as 2002, the People's Court of Zhongyuan District in Zhengzhou, He'nan^([sic – meaning Henan]) Province, a court at the basic level, issued Several Provisions on the Application of the Precedent Decisions Mechanism (Guanyu Shixing Xianli Panjue Zhidu de Ruogan Guiding), under which the adjudication committee of the court selected and issued precedent decisions.

    2012, Zhenbao Jin, “From a Supplementary Legislator to a Legitimate Judicial Lawmaker—On the Role of the Supreme People's Court in Developing the Law in Mainland China”, in Lei Chen, C.H. (Remco) van Rhee, editors, Towards a Chinese Civil Code: Comparative and Historical Perspectives, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 48

    As a student of Confucius, in 518 BCE, Nan'gong^([sic – meaning Nangong]) Jingshu asked Duke Zhao of Lu for permission to take a trip with Confucius to Luoyi 洛邑 (the present day Luoyang of He'nan^([sic – meaning Henan]) province), the then capital city of the Zhou Dynasty.

    2013, Yong Huang, “The life of Confucius: "A homeless dog?"”, in Confucius: A Guide for the Perplexed, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 7–8

Origin

  1. Mandarin河南
  2. EnglishHe'nan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 河南 (Hénán) incorrectly as Hé'nán.

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APA

He'nan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/He'nan

MLA

“He'nan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/He'nan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “He'nan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/He'nan.

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