English
Zichang
Zichang comes from Mandarin 子長.
- Mandarinmodern子長Xie Zichangliterally ‘Zichang, name of 謝子長 (Xie Zichang)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1985Zichang
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Mandarinmodern子長Xie Zichangliterally ‘Zichang, name of 謝子長 (Xie Zichang)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1985Zichang
Earliest quotation: 1985, Frank Leeming, Rural China Today: “Zichang county lies between Yan'an and the Great Wall;…”
Every English word from Mandarin 子長
Today it means
name A county-level city of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China, formerly a county.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mandarin 子長 / Zichang