Huocheng

Huo·cheng
H4U1O1C3H4E1N1G2

proper noun

A county of Ili, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Ili, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

    Two farmers in Xinjiang's Huocheng county were swept away by flood water triggered by heavy rain that started on Tuesday, Xinhua said.

    2007 July 26, “China gives out meat from reserves amid severe flooding”, in The New York Times, sourced from The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2024, Asia Pacific; republished as Floods in China spread to north after 500 die, Reuters, 9 August 2007, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2025
  2. Khorgas.

    Whereas the A'ertai city-site is 13km east of Huocheng Xian, the hoard was brought to light in an agricultural field on the western banks of the Kegan River that runs north of Huocheng Xian.

    2012, Adam T. Kessler, “The Jin Dynasty (1115-1234 AD)”, in Song Blue and White Porcelain on the Silk Road, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 162

Origin

  1. Mandarin霍城
  2. EnglishHuocheng

From Mandarin 霍城 (Huòchéng).

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APA

Huocheng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huocheng

MLA

“Huocheng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huocheng. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huocheng,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huocheng.

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