阳澄湖

陽澄湖
Yángchéng Hú
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Yangcheng Lake, near Suzhou in Jiangsu, famous for its hairy crabs

Examples

HSK 4
Yángchéng Hú lí Sūzhōu shìqū bù yuǎn.
Yangcheng Lake is not far from downtown Suzhou.
HSK 7-9
Qiūtiān shì chī Yángchéng Hú dàzháxiè de jìjié.
Autumn is the season for Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Tips

culture
阳澄湖大闸蟹 is the most prized name in Chinese mitten crabs, and the most copied. Crabs raised elsewhere are sometimes put into the lake for a short while and then sold under its name, so buyers call them 洗澡蟹, "bathed crabs". Genuine ones carry a numbered ring on one claw.

Stroke Order

阳 yáng
澄 chéng
湖 hú