Hsian

See also: Hsi-an

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 西安 (Xī'ān), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsi¹-an¹.

Proper noun

Hsian

1. Alternative form of Xi'an
   • 1921, Eric Teichman, Travels of a Consular Officer in North-West China‎^[1], Cambridge University Press, →OCLC, →OL, page 214:

     As regards other possible railways in Shensi and Kansu not yet definitely projected, the most attractive is a line from the neighbourhood of Chingtzu Kuan in south-western Honan up the Tan River valley and across the Ch’inling Shan to Hsian.

   • 1967, Zoral Coberly, Elga Coberly, Dragon Teeth‎^[2], Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 45:

     We arrived in Lingpao, at that time the end of the railroad, early enough in the afternoon to get a room for the night in a hotel and to make arrangement for a truck to take us to Hsian, the capital of Shensi Province, the next day.

   • 1972, Marina Warner, “A Typhoon in the Apple Tree”, in The Dragon Empress: Life and Times of Tz'u-hsi, Empress Dowager of China, 1835-1908‎^[3], →ISBN, →LCCN, page 210:

     So the Sacred Chariot wheeled south, to pass through the mountains of Shansi to the inland province of Shensi, where the great ancient capital of the T’ang dynasty, Hsian, would make a princely refuge.

Translations

Xi'an — see Xi'an

Further reading

• “Hsian, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Anish, Ishan, Naish, Nashi, Sahin, Sahni, Shain, Shani, Shina, Sinha, hains, nashi