杭
Hang2
#2,341 most
frequent character
surname Hang, abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2zhou1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
杭 háng has 木 tree, wood for meaning and 亢 kàng for sound. Wood gives its first sense: a ferryboat. The later use for a surname and 杭州 Hangzhou was borrowed for the sound.
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