Etymograph

English

Xuchang

Xuchang comes from Mandarin 許昌.

  1. Mandarinmodern許昌Xǔchāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998Xuchang

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Mandarinmodern許昌Xǔchāng
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998Xuchang

Earliest quotation: 1998, James. A. Scherer, Edwins, August W(illiam): “Moving to Hsu-ch’ang (Xuchang) in 1906, Edwins obtained a…”

Today it means

name A prefecture-level city of Henan, China.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Mandarin 許昌 / Xuchang