place in today's Honan province
鄴 is a historical place name referring to a location in present-day Henan province. It has no common standalone meaning beyond this specific geographical reference.
鄴 is a phono-semantic compound combining 業 (sound) and the city radical ⻏ (阝), indicating a place name. The exact historical development is uncertain.
The left side 業 suggests a large undertaking or industry, and the right side ⻏ is a city wall. Imagine a grand industrial city in ancient Henan: that city is 鄴.
For ギョウ, picture the city's name written in giant letters on its wall: GYO-U, pronounced like 'gyo' in 'gyoza' but held longer. The grand industrial city 鄴 is called GYŌ.
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