Cheng'an

Cheng·an
/t͡ʃɛŋ.ɑn//t͡ʃɑŋ-//-æn/

proper noun

A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chengan

  1. A county of Handan, Hebei, China.

    He said that the eight places of worship in a village in Chengan County in Hebei were bustling with life during the twice-daily Bible classes, and weekly masses, as well as at major festivals such as Easter land Christmas.

    [1995, China Since Tiananmen, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 203
    1 more example

    Photos obtained by CNN from an attendee at a village funeral in Cheng'an County in Hebei Province show mourners of all ages, including children, watching the performance. The attendee, who asked not to be identified, said he was visiting family during the Lunar New Year holiday. While he was there, one of the elderly villagers died so he went to the funeral.

    2015 April 24, Euan McKirdy, “What a send-off: China's funeral strippers told to cover up”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2015

Origin

  1. Mandarin成安
  2. EnglishCheng'an

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 成安 (Chéng'ān).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 成安
  • 成安 (Chéng'ān)county
Korean 성안
  • 성안 (seong'an)county
Russian Чэнъа́нь
  • Чэнъа́нь (Čɛnʺánʹ)county
Vietnamese Thành An
  • Thành Ancounty
Cite this entry
APA

Cheng'an. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheng'an

MLA

“Cheng'an.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheng'an. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheng'an,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheng'an.

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