杭 (háng) is a Chinese character meaning “Hangzhou”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 亢 (high; haughty (used here as the sound part)), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
木 + 亢
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+676D 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（左「木」4 笔 + 右「亢」4 笔 = 8 笔）；仅为现代字形拆分，不代表历史构形
Memory aid
Wood (木) on the left, 亢 on the right giving the sound. Both parts are really in this character: think of a wooden boat crossing the water at Hangzhou.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 杭州háng zhōuHangzhou (city in Zhejiang, China)杭 = háng
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All readings
Hangzhou (place name)
Hangzhou; used almost only in the city name 杭州 and its short form
地名用字，主要用于「杭州」，也作杭州的简称。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 杭州háng zhōuHangzhou (city in Zhejiang, China)杭 = háng
Sound component
亢 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 杭 mean?
杭 (háng) means Hangzhou; used almost only in the city name 杭州 and its short form.
How do you pronounce 杭?
It is pronounced háng.
What parts is 杭 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 亢 (high; haughty (used here as the sound part)), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+676D 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（左「木」4 笔 + 右「亢」4 笔 = 8 笔）；仅为现代字形拆分，不代表历史构形. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 杭 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 杭?
木. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 杭?
Common ones are 杭州. The reading of 杭 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.