English
Fusang
Fusang comes from Chinese 扶桑.
- Chinesemodern扶桑fúsāng
- EnglishtodayFusang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern扶桑fúsāng
- EnglishtodayFusang
Every English word from Chinese 扶桑
Today it means
name a legendary country in old Chinese books, assumed to be Japan; in old European maps of North America may sometimes be found north of California
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 扶桑 / Fusang