English
Hsian
Hsian comes from Mandarin 西安.
- Mandarinmodern西安Xī'ān
- Englishearliest quotation 1921Hsian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern西安Xī'ān
- Englishearliest quotation 1921Hsian
Earliest quotation: 1921, Eric Teichman, Travels of a Consular Officer in North-West China: “As regards other possible railways in Shensi and Kansu…”
Every English word from Mandarin 西安
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 西安 / Hsian