Xihe

Xihe

See also: xīhé and Xīhé

English

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 羲和 (xīhé).

Proper noun

Xihe

1. a solar deity in Chinese mythology

Translations

deity

Chinese: Mandarin: 羲和 (zh) (Xīhé) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西河 (Xīhé).

Alternative forms

• (postal romanization) Siho
• (from Wade–Giles) Hsi-ho

Proper noun

Xihe

1. A town in Xiaonan district, Xiaogan, Hubei, China.

Translations

town in central China

Chinese: Mandarin: 西河 (Xīhé) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 3

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 西和 (Xīhé).

Proper noun

Xihe

1. A county of Longnan, Gansu, China.
   • 2011 May 13, Li, Zhixin, “Ministry-UNICEF quake qork an impressive success”, in Beijing Today‎, number 518, ISSN 2095-9591, OCLC 958634538, News, page 2, column 5:

     In the second grade classroom of Shili Zhongxin Primary School, Xihe County, Gansu Province, 8-year-old Ren Xiang always comes early for morning reading. […]
     The Wenchuan quake of 2008 damaged or destroyed 334 schools and kindergartens in Xihe County.

Translations

county

Chinese: Mandarin: 西和 (zh) (Xīhé) Japanese: please add this translation if you can