Xi'an

See also: xī'àn, xian, Xian, xián, xiàn, xiān, xiǎn, Xī'ān, and xī'ān

English

Alternative forms

Xian (sometimes proscribed)
Sian (obsolete)

Etymology

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 西安 (Xī'ān, “Western Peace”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪˈæn/, /ˈʃiːˈɑːn/

Proper noun

Xi'an

a city of central China, now the capital of Shaanxi
Synonym: Chang'an (historical)

Translations

a city of China

Arabic: شِيَان‎ m (šiyān), شِيئَان‎ m (šiʾān)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 西安 (sai¹ on¹)

Mandarin: 西安 (zh) (Xī'ān)
Finnish: Xian
French: Xi'an f
Japanese: 西安 (せいあん, Seian)

Korean: 시안 (ko) (Sian)
Lü: ᦌᦲᧈᦁᧃᧈ (sii¹qan¹)
Macedonian: Сји́ан m (Sjían)
Russian: Сиа́нь m (Siánʹ)
Vietnamese: Tây An (vi)
Zhuang: Sih'anh

Anagrams

Axin, Naxi, axin

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