临安

臨安

Lín'ān

proper noun #96,592

Meanings

1 Lin'an, the name of Hangzhou as capital of the Southern Song
2 Lin'an, district in the west of Hangzhou

Characters

to face; to be near

Examples

HSK 3

临安在杭州西边，周末很多人去那里爬山。

Lín'ān zài Hángzhōu xībiān, zhōumò hěnduō rén qù nàli páshān.

Lin'an is west of Hangzhou, and at weekends lots of people go hiking there.

HSK 7-9

南宋把都城定在临安。

Nánsòng bǎ dūchéng dìng zài Lín'ān.

The Southern Song set up its capital at Lin'an.

Tips

history

In 1129, with the north lost to the Jurchen Jin, the Song court raised Hangzhou to the prefecture of 临安, named after a county within it, and ruled from there until 1276, though officially only as a temporary seat. 林升's quatrain 《题临安邸》 mocks the court for enjoying West Lake instead of retaking the north.

Stroke Order

临 lín

安 ān