耒阳市

耒陽市

Lěiyángshì

proper noun

Meanings

1 Leiyang, a county-level city in Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province

Characters

sunny side; north of river

Examples

HSK 4

耒阳市位于湖南南部。

Lěiyángshì wèiyú Húnán nánbù.

Leiyang is located in southern Hunan.

HSK 7-9

蔡伦的故乡就在耒阳市。

Cài Lún de gùxiāng jiù zài Lěiyángshì.

Cai Lun's hometown is in Leiyang.

Tips

history

Birthplace of Cai Lun (蔡伦, c. 50-121 CE), the Han eunuch traditionally credited with inventing modern paper. The city has a Cai Lun Memorial Hall (蔡伦纪念园). The name 耒阳 comes from being on the north (sunny - 阳) side of the Lei River (耒水).

Stroke Order

耒 lěi

阳 yáng

市 shì