English
Pingcheng
Pingcheng comes from Mandarin 平城.
- Mandarinmodern平城Píngchéng
- Englishearliest quotation 1970Pingcheng
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mandarinmodern平城Píngchéng
- Englishearliest quotation 1970Pingcheng
Earliest quotation: 1970, René Grousset, The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia: “The founder of the Han dynasty, the emperor Kao-ti,…”
Every English word from Mandarin 平城
Today it means
name A district of Datong, Shanxi, China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 平城 / Pingcheng