Jo-chiang

A form of Ruoqiang — A county of Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

OriginMandarin 婼羌 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ruoqiang.

    In 1969 a copy of ‘The Old Charcoal Seller’ by the T’ang poet Po Chü-i (772—846) was unearthed at Jo-chiang in Sinkiang.

    1973, Michael Sullivan, Chinese Art: Recent Discoveries, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 24

Origin

  1. Mandarin婼羌
  2. EnglishJo-chiang

From Mandarin 婼羌 Wade–Giles romanization: Jo⁴-chʻiang¹.

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APA

Jo-chiang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jo-chiang

MLA

“Jo-chiang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jo-chiang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jo-chiang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jo-chiang.

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