钱塘江 Traditional form: 錢塘江 Pinyin (reading): Qiántáng Jiāng Definitions: Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州 ( Hángzhōu) in Zhejiang Province 浙江省 ( Zhèjiāng Shěng) Characters: 钱 - money, currency, coins 塘 - pond, tank; dike, embankment 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname Traditional characters: 錢 - money, currency, coins 塘 - pond, tank; dike, embankment 江 - large river; the Yangtze; surname