二里头

Traditional form:

二里頭

Pinyin (reading):

Erlǐtou

Definitions:

• Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝 ( Xiàcháo) archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師／偃师 ( Yǎnshī) in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳 ( Luòyáng), Henan)

Characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top

Traditional characters:

• 二 - two; twice
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top