菏澤

See also: 菏泽

Chinese

He River beneficence; marsh
trad. (菏澤)
simp. (菏泽)

Etymology

Named in 1735 (during the Qing dynasty), after the ancient Heze 菏澤 (“He Marsh”), a body of water formerly located in the area which was mentioned in the Tribute of Yu. According to the Yuanhe Junxian Tuzhi, the marsh was named after He Mountain (菏山).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

菏澤

  1. () Heze (a city in Shandong, China)