Jīng-Háng dà yùnhé shì shìjiè shang zuì cháng de yùnhé.
The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is the longest canal in the world.
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usage
Mostly seen as a one-character abbreviation for Hangzhou in compounds: 沪杭 (Shanghai-Hangzhou), 京杭大运河 (Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal), 杭甬 (Hangzhou-Ningbo). The original 'ferry boat' meaning survives only in classical texts.
memory
木 (wood) + 亢 (kàng, phonetic). The wood radical hints at the original 'wooden boat / ferry' meaning, before the character became fixed as the city name.
