西安

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Chinese

west
content; calm; still
content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how
 
trad. (西安) 西 安
simp. #(西安) 西 安
anagram 安西
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Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Usually glossed as meaning "Western Peace" but inclusive of the idea of "Western Pacification" or "Pacified Area", first adopted under the Ming Dynasty in 1369 as the city was conquered from the Yuan and protected with a new wall.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

西安

  1. (～市) Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, China)
  2. (～區) Xi'an (a district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China)
  3. (～區) Xi'an (a district of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Hsi-an, Sian, Singan, Xian, Xi'an

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西 安
せい
Grade: 2 		あん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Proper noun

西(せい)安(あん) • (Seian) 

  1. Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
西安

Proper noun

西安 • (Seoan) (hangeul 서안)

  1. hanja form? of 서안 (“Xi'an”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
西安

Proper noun

西安

  1. chữ Hán form of Tây An (“Xi'an”).
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