Jianyang

Jian·yang
J8I1A1N1Y4A1N1G2

proper noun

A district and former county of Nanping, Fujian, China.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

Jianyang1

proper noun

alternative Kienyang

  1. A district and former county of Nanping, Fujian, China.

    It said 90 buildings collapsed in the storm that hit Jianyang county of Fujian Province. The agency quoted county authorities as saying the casualties included students and teachers in local schools.

    1983 April 14, “AROUND THE WORLD; Tornado Kills 54 In South China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Sep 2023, Around the World, page 11

Jianyang2

proper noun

alternative Kienyang

  1. A county-level city of Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

    Zhang Yong, a former tractor-factory worker, founded Haidilao originally with just four tables in his hometown, Jianyang, a city in Sichuan Province in China’s southwest.

    張勇曾經是一個拖拉機廠工人,他在自己的家鄉中國西南省份四川的簡陽創立了海底撈,店裡最初只有四張桌子。

    2018 September 25, Elsie Chen, Sui-Lee Wee [黃瑞黎], “Offering Manicures With Your Hot Pot, China’s Haidilao Plans a Global Push [海底撈赴港上市,它能征服海外食客嗎?]”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2019, page B1

Origin

Jianyang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin建陽 /建阳
  2. EnglishJianyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 建陽 /建阳 (Jiànyáng).

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Jianyang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin簡陽 /简阳
  2. EnglishJianyang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 簡陽 /简阳 (Jiǎnyáng).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 建陽 /建阳, 簡陽 /简阳
  • 建陽 /建阳 (gin³ joeng⁴)district
  • 簡陽 /简阳 (gaan² joeng⁴)county-level city
Chinese Mandarin 建陽 /建阳, 簡陽 /简阳
  • 建陽 /建阳 (Jiànyáng)district
  • 簡陽 /简阳 (Jiǎnyáng)county-level city
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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