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Hongkou.

A creek in Shanghai, China.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A creek in Shanghai, China.

  2. A district of Shanghai, China.

Where this word comes from

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 虹口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Rainbow Mouth”), a variation of earlier 洪口 (Hóngkǒu, literally “Flood Mouth”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.