京杭大运河 jīnghángdàyùnhé Grand Canal Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 京 jīng Beijing (abbreviation) Beijing杭 háng proper noun Hangzhou (bound form) abbreviation for the city of 杭州 hángzhōu in Zhejiang Province大运河 大運河 dàyùnhé proper nounnoun Grand Canal The Grand Canal, a 1,800 km artificial waterway stretching from Beijing to Hangzhou; also known as the 京杭大运河 jīnghángdàyùnhé