# Qiantang

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /t͡ʃiˌænˈtæŋ/

## Definitions
1. A river in China, flowing north and east through Zhejiang into Hangzhou Bay.
2. A former name of Hangzhou, China.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 錢塘 /钱塘 (Qiántáng), named for the dyke constructed on the river by Qian Liu, ruler of Wuyue, one of the Ten Kingdoms that succeeded the Tang dynasty.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qiantang