Shucheng

Shu·cheng
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proper noun

A county of Lu'an, Anhui, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Lu'an, Anhui, China.

    Gao Dao-pang, my father, was born on 9 February 1906 into the rich, landowning Gao family of Shucheng County in Anhui Province.

    2000, Anhua Gao, “My Parents”, in To the Edge of the Sky: A Story of Love, Betrayal, Suffering, and the Strength of Human Courage, 1st edition, The Overlook Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1
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    In November they annihilated 6,000 crack troops of the Hunan army at Sanhe Town, Shucheng, Anhui Province, and forced the Qing troops, who were besieging Anqing, to flee.

    An Outline History of China

    1982, Bai Shouyi (白寿彝), editor, 中国通史纲要 [An Outline History of China] (China Knowledge Series), Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, page 450

    The company said a portion of the proceeds will be used to open new stores, renovate existing ones, construct a logistics facility in Manila and a commissary in Shucheng County in Anhui Province in China.

    2011 April 12, “Philippines' Jollibee signs $90 miln of loan deals”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2022, Financials

Origin

  1. Mandarin舒城
  2. EnglishShucheng

From Mandarin 舒城 (Shūchéng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 舒城
  • 舒城county
Chinese Mandarin 舒城
  • 舒城 (Shūchéng)county
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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