Sanchih

S1A1N1C3H4I1H4

A form of Sanzhi — A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Sanzhi.

    Lee died Friday of heart and lung failure at his family home in Sanchih, on Taiwan’s northern tip, family members said.

    1998 August 15, “Taiwan Puppet Master Lee Dies”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2022
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    The families are about equally distributed among three communities: a cluster of villages in Sanchih township, the small city of Tanshui, and the metropolitan center of Taipei.

    1988, Susan Greenhalgh, “Intergenerational Contracts: Familial Roots of Sexual Stratification in Taiwan”, in A Home Divided: Women and Income in the Third World, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 52

    4.1 X; go straight on NR2 toward Sanchih. A left turn here leads to Shalun Beach, which is suitable for camping if you decide to stay the night in Tamshui.

    1994, Roger Grigsby, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China's East Coast (China by Bike), The Mountaineers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 63

    My father worked for the police long enough to be eligible for a pension, and upon his retirement, our family moved back to his hometown of Sanchih, where he served for some time as the chief of the village irrigation council and treasurer of the local agricultural association. After World War II ended, he became a member of the county legislature.

    The Road to Democracy: Taiwan's Pursuit of Identity

    1999, Lee Teng-hui, “My Intellectual and Spiritual Journey”, in Taiwan no sucho [The Road to Democracy: Taiwan's Pursuit of Identity], 1st edition, PHP Institute, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22

    Sanchih Township was celebrating the fourth anniversary of Cherry Blossoms Festival that has become one of the significant local activities since January 21st.

    2008 February 2, “Sanchih cherry blossoms fest opens”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2022

    Other parts of Taiwan have joined the trend, putting money in the pockets of farmers in Sanchih, a rural area outside Taipei that now supplies up to 600,000 cherry tree saplings a year. "Lots of our cherry tree farmers have benefited from the booming demand," said Chou Zheng-nan, an official at the Sanchih Farmers Association, but declined to provide figures.

    2012 March 26, Benjamin Yeh, “The empire smiles back: Taiwan's Japanese cherry festival”, in ABS CBN News, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022

Origin

From Mandarin 三芝 (Sānzhī), Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-chih¹.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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