Save Type Settlement Usage Chinese Scripts 武汉(Chinese) 武漢(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /u.xɑn/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a portmanteau of 武昌 (Wǔchāng) and 汉口 (Hànkǒu), the names of two of the three towns combined to form modern Wuhan. This is the name of the capital city of the Chinese province of Hubei.