京杭大运河 in English Jing1 Hang2 Da4 Yun4 he2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC (Before Christ)

Simplified Characters

京 杭 大 运 河

Traditional Characters

京 杭 大 運 河

Pinyin

Jing1 Hang2 Da4 Yun4 he2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

京jing1abbr. for Beijing 杭hang2surname Hang 大da4big 运yun4to move 河he2river