和田

Hétián

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Meanings

1 Hotan (Hetian), oasis city and prefecture in southern Xinjiang
2 Wada (common Japanese surname and place name)

Characters

Examples

和田玉是中国最著名的玉石之一。

Hétián yù shì Zhōngguó zuì zhùmíng de yùshí zhī yī.

Hotan jade is one of China's most famous types of jade.

他姓和田，是日本人。

Tā xìng Hétián, shì Rìběnrén.

His surname is Wada; he's Japanese.

Tips

culture

和田 most often refers to Hotan (Hétián 和田市), a Silk Road oasis city in southern Xinjiang famous for 和田玉 (Hotan jade) — prized in China for over 7,000 years and the source material for Imperial seals. The same characters also transliterate the Japanese surname/placename Wada.

Stroke Order

和 hé

田 tián