English
Hsiang
Hsiang comes from Mandarin 湘.
- Mandarinmodern湘Xiāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1962Hsiang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern湘Xiāng
- Englishearliest quotation 1962Hsiang
Earliest quotation: 1962, Ch’u Chai, The Chinese Language: “The Hsiang dialect is spoken principally in Hunan and…”
Every English word from Mandarin 湘
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Etymograph / Mandarin 湘 / Hsiang