湖南省

Húnánshěng

proper noun #68,283

Meanings

1 Hunan Province

Characters

Examples

湖南省的省会是长沙。

Húnánshěng de shěng huì shì Chángshā.

The capital of Hunan Province is Changsha.

湖南省的菜很辣。

Húnánshěng de cài hěn là.

Hunan cuisine is very spicy.

Tips

culture

Hunan (short name 湘 Xiāng) lies south of Dongting Lake, hence its name ("south of the lake"). Famous for fiery Xiang cuisine (湘菜), it is also the birthplace of Mao Zedong (Shaoshan). The province's two main rivers are the Xiang (湘江) and Zi (资江).

Stroke Order

湖 hú

南 nán

省 shěng