Qiantang

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Qiantang

/t͡ʃiˌænˈtæŋ/

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 錢塘 /钱塘 (Qiántáng), named for the dyke constructed on the river by Qian Liu, ruler of Wuyue, one of the Ten Kingdoms that succeeded the Tang dynasty.

proper noun Ch‘ien-t‘ang · Ch'ien-t'ang

A river in China, flowing north and east through Zhejiang into Hangzhou Bay. In the Province of Chekiang, near the chief City of Hangcheu, runs a River, which in regard of its courſe, is called ſometimes Che, at other times Cientang, and in ſome places Cingan.
historical A former name of Hangzhou, China.

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name river

中文	錢塘 /钱塘 Qiántáng

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@misc{qiantang_2026,
  title = {Qiantang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/qiantang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}