河姆渡

Traditional form:

河姆渡

Pinyin (reading):

Hémǔdù

Definitions:

• Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 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

Traditional characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 姆 - governess, matron, nanny
• 渡 - to cross, to ferry over, to pass through