# Hangzhou

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhɑŋˈd͡ʒoʊ/ · frequency rank #34,911

## Definitions
1. A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Zhejiang, in eastern China; a former imperial capital.
2. The adjacent bay of the East China Sea, separating Shanghai from Ningbo.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 杭州 (Hángzhōu), from its former role as the seat of Hang Prefecture (also 杭州 (Hángzhōu)), folk etymologized as a reference to King Yu's ferry over the Qiantang on his way to Shaoxing but more likely a transliteration of an earlier Baiyue placename.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahngzhou`, `hagnzhou`, `hanggzhou`, `hanghzou`, `hangzhhou`, `hangzhuo`, `hangzohu`, `hangzzhou`, `hanngzhou`, `hanzghou`, `hhangzhou`, `hnagzhou`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hangzhou