Hang, pronounced háng. Sound and form. Words from the wood, from Kang (Qiang), Kang also sounds.
First, the basic meaning: Hangzhou, "wood" refers to trees, trunks and timber. "Kang" originally refers to pipes and tubular objects, and is extended to a long cylinder. The combination of "wood" and "kang" is "a water vehicle formed by juxtaposing trunk of equal length". Original meaning: raft (ark). Story: Hangzhou, Ark also. Biography of Historical Records of Sima Xiangru: Gaizhou fell to Hangzhou in Yue.
Second, extended meaning: cross the river with a raft. Shuowen: Hangzhou, Du Ye. Shi Feng Wei He Guang: Who is He Guang? A reed hanging branch! Nine Chapters of Chu Ci: The soul has no way. He Ming Jingming's "Boarding Fu": I will be cautious when I punish the way and learn from it. Such as: hanging raft (raft for crossing water); Hang Jue (crossing the river by boat).
Hangzi sentence-making
1. The scenery of Hangzhou West Lake is very charming.
How beautiful the scenery of Hangzhou West Lake is!
The magnificent Ming Great Wall and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal running through the north and south are resplendent.
Hangzhou is located in the north of Zhejiang Province, at the lower reaches of Qiantang River, at the southern end of the Grand Canal, at the intersection of Shanghai-Hangzhou, Zhejiang-Jiangxi and Hangzhou-Niu railways. It is the capital of Zhejiang Province and the political, economic and cultural center. Hangzhou is a famous city with a long history and culture. Qiantang County was established in Qin Dynasty, Qiantang County was established in Sui Huangkai and renamed Qiantang County in Tang Dynasty. The capital of wuyue in the Five Dynasties is here, called Xifu.