Huang-ch'uan

See also: Huangchuan and Huángchuān

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 潢川 (Huángchuān) Wade–Giles romanization Huang²-chʻuan¹.

Proper noun

Huang-ch'uan

  1. Alternative form of Huangchuan
    • 2000, Chao, Sheau-yueh J. (趙賀筱岳), “Genealogy of Chinese Surnames”, in 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏 [In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames]‎, Clearfield Company, Inc., →ISBN, OCLC 607133731, page 83‎:
      The State of Huang was located in Huang-ch'uan hsien 潢川縣, Ho-nan 河南 province, which was later defeated by the State of Ch'u (Ch'u kuo 楚國), setting the stage for the adoption of Huang as a surname by Lu Chung's descendants in commemoration.
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