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鄂

Character · Noun

Hubei province; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

alternate name for Hubei Province

formal

A historical and literary name for Hubei, used in formal contexts like ancient texts, poetry, or official historical documents.

È鄂
shěng省
wèi位
yú于
Zhōng中
guó国
zhōng中
bù部
 。

Hubei Province is located in central China.

Chǔ楚
guó国
de的
jiāng疆
yù域
bāo包
hán含
le了
gǔ古
dài代
de的
È鄂
 。

The territory of the Chu State included ancient E (Hubei).

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Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ,
È鄂
zì字
cháng常
bèi被
tí提
jí及
 。

The character È is often mentioned in historical documents.

Wǔ武
hàn汉
shì是
È鄂
shěng省
de的
shěng省
huì会
 。

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province.

È鄂
wén文
huà化
shì是
Jīng荆
Chǔ楚
wén文
huà化
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
 。

E culture is an important part of Jing-Chu culture.

2.

noun

surname

A Chinese surname; some bearers may pronounce it as Ào. It's not among the most common surnames.

È鄂
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
kè客
hù户
 。

Mr. È is a client of our company.

Zhè这
wèi位
lì历
shǐ史
míng名
rén人
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
shì是
È鄂
 。

This historical figure's surname is È.

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Wǒ我
jiā家
gé隔
bì壁
xìng姓
È鄂
 ,
wéi为
rén人
hěn很
hé和
shàn善
 。

My next-door neighbor's surname is È, and he is a very kind person.

Zhè这
ge个
xìng姓
shì氏
zài在
yī一
xiē些
dì地
fang方
dú读
yīn音
wéi为
Àoà
 o
 。

This surname is pronounced Ào in some regions.

È鄂
jiào教
shòu授
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
yǔ语
yán言
xué学
 。

Professor È is researching ancient linguistics.