菏泽

菏澤

Hézé

proper noun #65,182

Meanings

1 Heze, city in south-west Shandong, known as China's capital of peonies

Characters

He (an ancient river)

Examples

HSK 4

宋江的老家郓城就在今天的菏泽。

Sòng Jiāng de lǎojiā Yùnchéng jiù zài jīntiān de Hézé.

Song Jiang's home county, Yuncheng, is in today's Heze.

HSK 7-9

每年四月，很多人去菏泽看牡丹。

Měi nián sìyuè, hěnduō rén qù Hézé kàn mǔdan.

Every April many people go to Heze to see the peonies.

Tips

usage

The name comes from an ancient lake, the Heze marsh, and 菏 is hardly used outside it. For centuries the area was 曹州, and its peonies are still sold as 曹州牡丹.

Stroke Order

菏 hé

泽 zé