Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Xuchang.
Moving to Hsu-ch’ang (Xuchang) in 1906, Edwins obtained a foothold in Loyang (Luoyang), Jiaxian, and other strategic centers, where land and property were purchased and groundwork was laid for future expansion. In 1910 the first nine converts were baptized in Hsu-ch’ang.
1998, James. A. Scherer, “Edwins, August W(illiam)”, in Gerald H. Anderson, editor, Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1962 more examples
Three of the six short stories are written by K'o Kang: […] c) "Yen-ts'ao hu-hu" 烟草糊糊 (Tobacco). Tobacco is the main crop of the people of Hsu-ch'ang in Honan. The wicked tobacco dealer and the Americans deceive a planter and his family. The planter and his wife commit suicide.
1979, Meishi Tsai, Contemporary Chinese Novels and Short Stories, 1949–1974: An Annotated Bibliography, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 150First, his forces, including the Shang and their thirty-six allies, reached K'un-wu (of the Ssu clan in the modern Hsu-ch'ang area in Honan), a powerful subordinate state of the Hsia located just southwest of the Hsia capital and on the frontier between the Hsia and Shang; […]
2007, Chun-shu Chang, The Rise of the Chinese Empire: Nation, State, & imperialism, volume I, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 19
Origin
- Mandarin許昌 /许昌
- EnglishHsu-ch'ang
From Mandarin 許昌 /许昌 (Xǔchāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü³-chʻang¹.
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