冥河

Mínghé

noun #30,241

Meanings

1 the River Styx
2 the river of the underworld (in Greek mythology and by extension any mythological river of the dead)

Characters

dark, underworld

Examples

HSK 7-9

希腊神话中，亡灵要渡过冥河。

Xīlà shénhuà zhōng, wánglíng yào dùguò Mínghé.

In Greek mythology, the dead must cross the River Styx.

HSK 7-9

他描写的那条冥河阴森恐怖。

Tā miáoxiě de nà tiáo Mínghé yīnsēn kǒngbù.

The Styx he described was gloomy and terrifying.

Tips

culture

冥 means 'underworld / dark' (as in 冥界 underworld), so 冥河 literally is 'underworld river' - the natural Chinese rendering of the Styx. Also used in fiction and games, which often use 冥河 in Chinese localization for Underworld settings.

Stroke Order

冥 míng

河 hé