海珠

Hǎizhū

noun #15,572

Meanings

1 Haizhu District (district of Guangzhou, Guangdong)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

海珠区是广州市的一个中心城区。

Hǎizhū Qū shì Guǎngzhōu Shì de yī gè zhōngxīn chéngqū.

Haizhu District is a central urban district of Guangzhou.

HSK 7-9

广州塔就在海珠区。

Guǎngzhōu Tǎ jiù zài Hǎizhū Qū.

The Canton Tower is in Haizhu District.

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history

Named after 海珠石 (Sea Pearl Rock), a famous rock formation that once sat in the Pearl River. The rock was submerged during river widening projects in the early 20th century.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

珠 zhū