English
Fuchien
Fuchien comes from Chinese 福州 ‘Fuzhou’.
- Chinesemodern福州Fúzhōu‘Fuzhou’
- Chinese, derivedmodern福建Fújiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Fuchien
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Chinesemodern福州Fúzhōu‘Fuzhou’
- Chinese, derivedmodern福建Fújiàn
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Fuchien
Earliest quotation: 1872, Peking Gazettes.: “During 1864, the rebels, under Li Shih-hsien and others,…”
Every English word from Chinese 福州
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 福州 / Fuchien