喀拉干

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(喀拉干) 		喀 拉 干

Etymology

From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣalɣan, “gate”), from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (čiɣolalto qaɣalg-a, “meeting or assembly gate”), from its important position on Mongolia's trade routes with northern China.

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Proper noun

喀拉干

  1. (rare) synonym of 張家口 / 张家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu, “Zhangjiakou”): Kalgan (a city in Hebei, China)
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