Hankou
See also: Hànkǒu and Han-k'ou
English
Alternative forms
- Hankow
- (from Wade-Giles) Han-k'ou
- Hankhow
Etymology
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu, “Mouth of the Han River”).
Proper noun
Hankou
- A former city and treaty port; since 1949 an area in the city of Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Translations
Former city
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hankou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1229, column 3