Meanings
proper noun
- A county of Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China.
Our family was originally from Nancheng county, Fuzhou district, Jiangxi province. Nancheng dates back to ancient times, to the days when Liu Bang ruled as the first Han dynasty emperor, and Nancheng belonged to Yuzhang district.
2018 [2013], Rao Pingru, translated by Nicky Harman, Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China, Square Peg, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 26
Origin
- Mandarin南城
- EnglishNancheng
From Mandarin 南城 (Nánchéng).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 南城
- 南城county
Chinese Mandarin 南城
- 南城 (Nánchéng)county
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APA
Nancheng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nancheng
MLA
“Nancheng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nancheng. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nancheng,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nancheng.
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