河南 Traditional form: 河南 Pinyin (reading): Hénán Definitions: Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州/郑州 ( Zhèngzhōu) Characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 南 - south; southern; southward Traditional characters: 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river 南 - south; southern; southward