Changde

Chang·de
C3H4A1N1G2D2E1
/t͡ʃæŋ.di//t͡ʃɑŋ-//-də/

proper noun

A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ch'ang-te · alternative Changteh

  1. A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

    Changte commands over four Cities, as Changte, Taoyuen, Lungyang, Juenkiang.

    [1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 14
    1 more example

    Three other tourists from Zhangjiajie later traveled to the central city of Changde, taking a river cruise with dozens of other people. About 27 infections in at least six places have been linked to the boat ride.

    2021 August 4, Sui-Lee Wee, Elsie Chen, “After Months as a Covid Success Story, China Tries to Tame Delta”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2021

Origin

  1. Mandarin常德
  2. EnglishChangde

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 常德 (Chángdé).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 常德
  • 常德 (soeng⁴ dak¹)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 常德
  • 常德 (Chángdé)prefecture-level city
Korean 상덕, 창더
  • 상덕 (Sangdeok)prefecture-level city
  • 창더 (Changdeo)prefecture-level city
Polish Changde
  • Changdeprefecture-level city

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Cite this entry
APA

Changde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changde

MLA

“Changde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changde. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Changde,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Changde.

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