Hankou

[ hang-kou; Chinese hahn-koh ]

/ ˈhæŋˈkaʊ; Chinese ˈhɑnˈkoʊ /

noun Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

a former city in E Hubei province, in E China: now part of Wuhan.

Also Older Spelling, Han·kow.

Example sentences from the Web for hankow

On first leaving Hankow the course lies between islands and through fine mountain passes.

A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' |Annie Allnut Brassey
Ocean-going steamships ascend the river to Hankow for their cargoes.

Up To Date Business |Various
When the troubles began to break out in Hankow, many families were alarmed.

Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures |Unknown
In especial the great trunk line from Peking to Hankow was pushed on.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 |Various

South-west of Hankow a large lake lies on the southern bank of the Blue River.

From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for hankow

Hankow

Han-k'ou

/ (ˈhænˈkaʊ) /

noun

a former city in SE China, in SE Hubei at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers: one of the Han Cities; merged with Hanyang and Wuchang in 1950 to form the conurbation of Wuhan