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湖南 Pronunciation and Pinyin

湖南 Usage and Examples

Hunan

湘是湖南的别称。

Xiang is another name for Hunan.

魏源(1974-1857)出生于湖南邵阳。

Wei Yuan (1794-1857) was born in Shaoyang, Hunan.

The characters in 湖南

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
湖
hú12lake
南
nán9south direction

More words starting with 湖

  • hú湖shàng上on the lake, over the lake
  • hú湖zhōng中in the lake, on the lake
  • hú湖zhōng中xīn心center of the lake, middle of the lake
  • hú湖zhōng中de的in the lake, within the lake
  • hú湖běi北Hubei
  • hú湖béi北shěng省Hubei Province
  • hú湖nán南shěng省Hunan Province, Hunan
  • hú湖zhōu州Huzhou
  • hú湖guǎng广Huguang, Huguang Province
  • hú湖dǐ底lakebed, bottom of the lake
  • hú湖xīn心center of the lake, middle of the lake
  • hú湖xīn心xiǎo小dǎo岛Lake islet, Islet in the lake

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Questions about 湖南

What does 湖南 mean in Chinese?

湖南 (hú nán) means “Hunan”.

How do you pronounce 湖南?

湖南 is pronounced hú nán in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Hunan” in Chinese?

“Hunan” is 湖南 (hú nán) in Chinese.

How is 湖南 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 湖南, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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