Henan
a province in eastern China. 64,479 sq. mi. (167,000 sq. km). Capital: Zhengzhou.
former name of Luoyang.
- Also Ho·nan [hoh-nan; Chinese hœ-nahn] /ˈhoʊˈnæn; Chinese ˈhœˈnɑn/ .
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How to use Henan in a sentence
The same day, protests staged by nearly 1,000 depositors in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan, were crushed by authorities.
In the run up to the Lunar New Year, citizens in the western city of Xi’an and in the northwestern province of Henan were told to stay at home.
U.S. Bobsledder Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Beijing Olympics | Eloise Barry | February 1, 2022 | TimeSome even shared photos online of the family graves of Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, located at his ancestral home in the central province of Henan, exhorting people to go and vandalize them.
Why the Fate of Troubled Property Developer Evergrande Group Is Posing a Huge Headache for China | Charlie Campbell /Shanghai | September 17, 2021 | TimeThe Henan fire didn’t make the front page of the provincial Henan Daily newspaper or break the top 50 topics discussed on Weibo.
China fixates on Florida condo collapse as disasters unfold at home | Rebecca Tan, Lyric Li, Alicia Chen | July 14, 2021 | Washington PostFour municipal leaders in Henan, he added, had already been removed from their positions.
China fixates on Florida condo collapse as disasters unfold at home | Rebecca Tan, Lyric Li, Alicia Chen | July 14, 2021 | Washington Post
In rural Henan, Pai meets the coal dealer Da Cai, one of five brothers, all but the youngest of whom left their native village.
Ghosts in the Machine: The Story of China’s Rural Migrants and Their Uncertain Future | Ross Perlin | December 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBorn in rural Henan province in eastern China, Chen was the son of migrant workers.
No fewer than 19 similar cases took place last year in the same small township in Henan.
When Wu, as minister of pubic health, went to Henan on an official visit, she asked to talk to Gao.
Then there is the case of Dr. Gao Yaojie, a Chinese AIDS activist in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
The young generation joined Margaret Henan in laughing at them, but the old crones continued to shake their heads.
The Strength of the Strong | Jack LondonAnd the more I learned of Margaret Henan in the weeks that followed the more mysteriously remote she became.
The Strength of the Strong | Jack LondonKatie was the last and eleventh, and Margaret Henan, at thirty-five, ceased from her exertions.
The Strength of the Strong | Jack LondonYet it was from her I learned that evening that Margaret Henan had once been one of the island belles.
The Strength of the Strong | Jack LondonHerself the daughter of a well-to-do farmer, she had married Thomas Henan, equally well-to-do.
The Strength of the Strong | Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for Henan
Honan
/ (ˈhʌˈnæn) /
a province of N central China: the chief centre of early Chinese culture; mainly agricultural (the largest wheat-producing province in China). Capital: Zhengzhou. Pop: 96 670 000 (2003 est)
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