Wunü

Wu·nü

proper noun

A mountain in Huanren, Benxi, Liaoning, China.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A mountain in Huanren, Benxi, Liaoning, China.

    […]Wunü Mountain culture and the confirmation of the relative time of each period. The excavations showed that, there had been human activities on Wunü Mountain long before the earliest capital of Koguryo was built.

    2004, 五女山城: 1996-1999, 2003年桓仁五女山城调查发掘报告, 辽宁省文物考古硏究所, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 321
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    […]Wunü Mountain, then Cholbon-sŏng must have been located to the east of Wunü Mountain Fortress. The Lahacheng walled site is located east of Wunü Mountain Fortress, but it has been submerged by the construction of the Huanren Dam[…]

    2008, Kang Hyun Sook, “New Perspectives of Koguryŏ Archaeological Data”, in Early Korea, volume 1, Early Korea Project, Korea Institute, Harvard University, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 34

    Some interpretations have identified Holch’ŏn with the region around modern-day Huanren, beneath Mount Wunü, leading to the hypothesis that Hagosŏngja Fortress may be associated with the early detached palace of Koguryŏ.

    김봉근

    2025 December, Bonggeun Kim [김봉근], “Construction Techniques and Significance of the Hagosŏngja Fortress of Koguryŏ”, in International Journal of Korean History, volume 30, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2026, pages 123–124

Origin

  1. Mandarin五女山
  2. EnglishWunü

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 五女山.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 五女山
  • 五女山mountain
Chinese Mandarin 五女山
  • 五女山mountain
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APA

Wunü. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wun%C3%BC

MLA

“Wunü.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wun%C3%BC. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wunü,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wun%C3%BC.

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