Hu'nan

A form of Hunan — A province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting. Capital: Changsha.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of Hunan.

    Here is what seems an illustration of this from 1851. It comes from Tongdao,⁵⁶ which is in the south of Hu'nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]) province.

    2004, Mark Elvin, Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 56
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    Li Xiaoxiang 李小香 was born in 1946. After graduating from Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]) Normal University in 1969, she taught Chinese language and literature in a high school.

    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 https://archive.org/details/originsofchinese0000unse_e8s8/page/n6/

    The textiles of the Western Han unearthed at Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]), have many different varieties and the workmanship is of great exquisiteness, representing the high standard of the textile technology of that time.

    Song Peiming

    2006, 杭间 [Hang Jian], 郭秋惠 [Guo Qiuhui], translated by 朱攸若 [Zhu Youruo] and 宋佩铭 [Song Peiming], Chinese Arts & Crafts (Cultural China Series), Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), published 2008, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 20

    Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry Co., Ltd. :[…] * Says its Hubei-based cosmetics unit will invest 25.5 million yuan to set up a 51-percent-owned cosmetics JV in Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan])

    2016 November 24, “BRIEF-Qingdao Kingking Applied Chemistry units to set up five JVs”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2023, CONSUMER PRODUCTS & RETAIL NEWS

    Adults of Dong in Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]) have thick subcutaneous fat, underdeveloped skeletal and muscular systems, and medium linearity. The somatotype of Dong adults in Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]) is close to that of Jiangsu Han, Fujian Han and Liaoning Han.

    Acta Anatomica Sinica

    2021, 张惠娟 [Zhang Hui-juan], 王奕茗 [Wang Yi-ming], 廖伟程 [Liao Wei-cheng], 陈希雯 [Chen Xi-wen], 覃大保 [Qin Da-bao], 黄大元 [Huang Da-yuan], “Somatotype characteristics of Dong nationality adults in Hu’nan^([sic – meaning Hunan]) Province (湖南侗族成人的Heath-Carter体型特征)”, in 解剖学报 [Acta Anatomica Sinica], volume 52, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2021
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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