Meanings
proper noun
- A county of Tongren, Guizhou, China.
The fish was found in sediment about 439 million years old at a remote site in Shiqian county in Guizhou province in southern China.
2022 September 28, Ling Xin, “‘Exquisite’ Chinese fish fossils fill gaps in understanding the evolution of jaws in vertebrates”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Sep 2022, Science
Origin
- Mandarin石阡
- EnglishShiqian
From Mandarin 石阡.
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 石阡
- 石阡county
Chinese Mandarin 石阡
- 石阡county
Cite this entry
APA
Shiqian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqian
MLA
“Shiqian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shiqian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shiqian.
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