西安
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 | ||
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
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Proper noun
西安
- (～市) Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, China)
Descendants
Derived terms
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 西 | 安 |
| せい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
- Xi'an (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in central China)
Categories:
- Chinese lemmas
- Chinese proper nouns
- zh:Xi'an
- zh:Cities in Shaanxi
- zh:Cities in China
- zh:Provincial capitals of China
- zh:Places in Shaanxi
- zh:Places in China
- Japanese terms spelled with 西 read as せい
- Japanese terms spelled with 安 read as あん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese proper nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- ja:Xi'an
- ja:Cities in Shaanxi
- ja:Cities in China
- ja:Provincial capitals of China
- ja:Places in Shaanxi
- ja:Places in China