Wugang

Wu·gang
W4U1G2A1N1G2

proper noun

A county-level city of Shaoyang, Hunan, China.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

Wugang1

proper noun
  1. A county-level city of Shaoyang, Hunan, China.

    Hengjiang Village is nestled in the lush mountains of China's Hunan province, just a few kilometers from the bustling city of Wugang.

    2009 September 2, Emily Chang, “Plants shut for lead poisoning in south China; thousands sickened”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2009
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    (Chao Han-ching) is deputy secretary of the CCP committee of Wukang County, Hunan, and (Chao Ying-shan) is secretary of the committee.

    [1971 August 20 [1971 August 18], “Hunan County CCP Officials”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 162, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Changsha Hunan Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Central-South Region, page D 5

Wugang2

proper noun
  1. A county-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan, China.

    Fraud Wu-kang district (舞鋼區), Honan province, lies between P'ing-ting-shan city (平頂山市) and Hsü-ch'ang city (許昌市), and[...]

    [1980, China News Analysis, numbers 1181-1201, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5
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    The incidents occurred in Henan Province in an area known to have many "house churches."[…] Mr. Zhang said that 40 worshipers at a house church were arrested on Oct. 26 in the city of Wugang and that more than 100 were detained on Nov. 5 in Nanyang.

    1998 November 11, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “China Detains 140 From 2 Protestant Groups”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Section A, page 5

    On October 26, 1998, the PSB assaulted a group of 40 at a house gathering, in Liuwan Village of Wugong County near Wugang City in Henan Province.

    2006, Michael D. Suman, The Church in China: One Lord Two Systems, Bangalore, India: SAIACS, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 338

    Wugang in Henan Province announced a citywide lockdown starting July 11, making it the latest Chinese city to enact strict mobility curbs amid the country’s ongoing Covid flareup. The city of about 300,000, home to Wuyang Iron & Steel Co., is requiring all residents to stay at home unless they’re getting tested for Covid, according to a local government statement Monday.

    2022 July 12, “China Locks Down a Steel Hub For Three Days on One Covid Case”, in Bloomberg News, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2022

Origin

Wugang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin武岡 /武冈
  2. EnglishWugang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 武岡 /武冈 (Wǔgāng).

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Wugang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin舞鋼 /舞钢
  2. EnglishWugang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 舞鋼 /舞钢 (Wǔgāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 武岡 /武冈, 舞鋼 /舞钢
  • 武岡 /武冈 (mou⁵ gong¹)county-level city
  • 舞鋼 /舞钢 (mou⁵ gong³)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 武岡 /武冈, 舞鋼 /舞钢
  • 武岡 /武冈 (Wǔgāng)county-level city
  • 舞鋼 /舞钢 (Wǔgāng)county-level city
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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