Etymology

Zichang

Zi·chang
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Today it means: A county-level city of Yan'an, Shaanxi, China, formerly a county. Full definition →

Mandarin 子長 /子长
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from子長 /子长
  2. English todayZichang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 子長 /子长 (Zǐcháng, literally “Zichang, name of 謝子長 (Xie Zichang)”).

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