湘
Meanings
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- 1.abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China
- 2.abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
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Wiktionary
- 1.Xiang River, an affluent of Dongting Lake
- 2.Xiang; Xiang Chinese
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *slaŋ): semantic 水 + phonetic 相 (OC *slaŋ, *slaŋs). ;“Short for Hunan”
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Related words
湘东 see 湘东区[Xiāng dōng Qū]湘绣 Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣[Sū xiù], 粤绣[Yuè xiù] and 蜀绣[Shǔ xiù])湘黔 Hunan-Guizhou湘军 Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion湘江 the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province蒸湘 see 蒸湘区[Zhēng xiāng Qū]湘潭 see 湘潭市[Xiāng tán Shì]潇湘 other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiāng jiāng] in Hunan province湘语 Xiang (Hunanese) dialect spoken in Hunan Province湘菜 Hunan cuisine湘西 see 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu]梁湘 Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan