Etymograph

English

Zizhou

Zizhou comes from Mandarin 子洲.

  1. Mandarinmodern子洲Li Zizhouliterally ‘Zizhou, name of 李子洲 (Li Zizhou)’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2000Zizhou

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Mandarinmodern子洲Li Zizhouliterally ‘Zizhou, name of 李子洲 (Li Zizhou)’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2000Zizhou

Earliest quotation: 2000, Jasper Becker, The Chinese: “On my last trip before completing this book, I…”

Today it means

name A county of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

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

Etymograph / Mandarin 子洲 / Zizhou