滎 (xíng) - Xing — refers to the ancient place name & a county in Henan province

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xíng ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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滎 · xíng

Xing — refers to the ancient place name Xingyang;

a county in Henan province;

also used in the name of the Xing River.

Xing — refers to the ancient place namea county in Henan provincealso used in the name of the Xing

Usage highlights

Xingyang countyXing RiverXingze marshXing CountyXingguangXingzhou

Synonyms

  • 荥阳— Xingyang (county name)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Xingyang is a county in Henan (荥阳).
  • The Xing River flows through Henan (荥河).
  • He visited the ancient Xingze marsh (荥泽).
  • This area was part of Xing County (荥县).

Collocations

  • Xingyang county(荥阳)
  • Xing River(荥河)
  • Xingze marsh(荥泽)
  • Xing County(荥县)
  • Xingguang(荥光)
  • Xingzhou(荥州)

Idioms

  • Xingyang ancient city(荥阳古城)
  • Battle of Xingyang(荥阳之战)
  • Xingyang Gucheng(荥阳故城)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically refers to Xingyang, an important ancient city and county in Henan province.
  • The character appears in geographical names related to the Yellow River basin.
  • Xingyang was a strategic location during the Chu-Han Contention period.

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