Rehe

Re·he
R1E1H4E1

proper noun

A river near Chengde, Hebei, China.

OriginMandarin 熱河 /热河 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river near Chengde, Hebei, China.
  2. historicalA former name of Chengde, China.
  3. historicalA former province of China around Chengde.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chengdejehol

Origin

  1. Mandarin熱河 /热河“Hot Creek”
  2. EnglishRehe

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 熱河 /热河 (Rèhé, “Hot Creek”), from a nearby river that did not typically freeze over during the winters.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hereheerRhee
Cite this entry
APA

Rehe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rehe

MLA

“Rehe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rehe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rehe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rehe.

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