西城

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Chinese

west city walls; city; town
simp. and trad.
(西城)
西
anagram 城西
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Etymology

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Pronunciation


Proper noun

西城

  1. () Xicheng (a district of Beijing, China)
  2. (街道) Xicheng (a subdistrict of Zengdu district, Suizhou, Hubei, China)
  3. (街道) Xicheng (a subdistrict of Jingzhou district, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
  4. (經濟技術開發區) Xicheng (an economic and technological development zone in Zhangwan district, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
  5. (literary) Alternative name for 西雅圖西雅图 (Xīyǎtú, “Seattle (a city in Washington, United States)”).
    西城時報西城时报  ―  Xīchéng shíbào”  ―  Seattle Chinese Times
  6. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 西城, Saijō

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • English: Xicheng

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
さい
Grade: 2
じょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Proper noun

西(さい)(じょう) (Saijō

  1. a surname
    西城(さいじょう)秀樹(ひでき)
    Saijō Hideki
    Hideki Saijo