You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: City (yì) Hán Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 1268, Entry 08 Pronounced hān, as in "hán" (cold). Pronounced gān, as in "gān" (dry). "Hángōu" is the name of a waterway. — "Guangyun" "Wu state built a city in Hán and dug a waterway to connect the Yangtze and Huai rivers." — "Zuo Zhuan," Year 9 of Duke Ai A city was built on the banks of the Hán River, and a canal was dug, leading northeast to Sheyang Lake and northwest to Songkou to merge with the Huai River, used for transporting grain. Also, pronounced gān, as in "gān" (dry). It is an alternative name for the state of Yue.