河姆渡遗址

Traditional form:

河姆渡遺址

Pinyin (reading):

Hémǔdùyízhǐ

Definitions:

• Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江／长江 in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC

Characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 姆 - governess, matron, nanny
• 渡 - to cross, to ferry over, to pass through
• 遗 - to lose; a lost article
• 址 - location, site; the foundation of a house

Traditional characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 姆 - governess, matron, nanny
• 渡 - to cross, to ferry over, to pass through
• 遺 - to lose; a lost article
• 址 - location, site; the foundation of a house