哈密 (Hāmì): Hami (city and prefecture in ea…

Meanings

1 Hami (city and prefecture in eastern Xinjiang, China)

Characters

哈

Hā

(transliteration: Ha-)

密

mì

(transliteration: -mi; lit. dense, secret)

Examples

哈密在新疆东部。

Hāmì zài Xīnjiāng dōngbù.

Hami is in eastern Xinjiang.

哈密瓜又甜又好吃。

Hāmìguā yòu tián yòu hǎochī.

Hami melon is sweet and delicious.

Tips

culture

Hami (哈密) — a city in eastern Xinjiang famous for 哈密瓜 (Hami melon), a sweet cantaloupe-like fruit prized as imperial tribute since the Qing dynasty. Hami sits on an ancient Silk Road branch — the name comes from Mongolian 'Hami/Qomul' rather than being a Chinese-origin word.

history

An old Silk Road oasis. The Hami Kingdom (哈密国) was a Uyghur Buddhist state during Yuan and early Ming, then became a Qing prefecture. Today the city is officially 哈密市 (Hāmì Shì).