杭 (Háng)

surname Hang; abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“抗,扞也。从手,亢聲。杭,抗或从木。”

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