Sinwu

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A form of Xinwu — A district of Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Xinwu.

    Lu, Kuei-Sheng was born in Sinwu Township, Taoyuan in 1930.

    Outstanding Exhibition Special Collection of Hakka Artist 2003

    2003, 2003傑出客籍美術家邀請展專輯畫 [Outstanding Exhibition Special Collection of Hakka Artist 2003], Hakka Affairs Council, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 17, column 2
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    […]Elementary School in Sinwu Township–at a ceremony attended by Minister of Education Tu Cheng-sheng and other dignitaries.

    National Central Library Newsletter

    2003, 國立中央圖書館通訊 [National Central Library Newsletter], volumes 34-35, National Central Library, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8

    Adjacent to Guanyin, Sinwu Township is also rising as a visitor magnet. Like Guanyin, Sinwu has a rich Hakka culture and plenty of rustic charm.

    2008, Cycling in Taiwan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70, column 2

    Students and parents from Shihgang in Taichung, Fonglin in Hualien, Linluo in Pengtung, and Sinwu in Taoyuan were invited to join the discussions in these forums.

    2010 December, “Public Television Service Foundation Annual Report 2009”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2023, Public Services, page 124, column 2

    The National Police Agency held a groundbreaking ceremony for Taiwan's first national anti-terrorism training center in Dapo Village of Sinwu District in northern Taiwan's Taoyuan County Monday.

    2011 July 11, “Taiwan establishing anti-terrorism training center: official”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2023, Society

    Affected by the cold air mass and radiation cooling effect, the lowest temperature of 11 degrees Celsius since the beginning of this year’s winter occurred in Sinwu, Taoyuan in northern Taiwan before dawn on Sunday, Liu said.

    2017 December 10, George Liao, “Warm daytime weather expected all over Taiwan”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2017, Environment

Origin

  1. Mandarin新屋
  2. EnglishSinwu

The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新屋 (Xīnwū), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sinwu.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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