Tse-p'u

A form of Zepu — Synonym of Poskam: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

OriginMandarin 澤普 /泽普 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Zepu (Poskam)

    Posgām (in Arabic letters written Būskām) is a large town to the southeast of Yārkand, situated on the trade route coming from Karġalik (today: Yeh-ch‘eng) at a distance of 21 miles from Karġalik. Posgām is the modern Tse-p‘u.

    1986, Monika Gronke, “The Arabic Yārkand Documents”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, volume XLIX, number 3, School of Oriental and African Studies, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 491
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    5. Su-fu to Ho-tien Mostly motor highway. Post road between So-ch'e to Yeh-erh-ch'iang and between Yeh-erh-ch'iang and Tse-p'u. Daily day and night deliveries on foot; mounted carrier or horse-cart delivery once a day. Also mounted carrier or horse-cart delivery once every 2 days between Su-fu and Su-lo.

    1949, POSTAL ROUTES IN SINKIANG, CIA, published 2002, Document Number: CIA-RDP80-00926A001300020009-8, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2023, page 2

    Upon emerging from the Kunlun gorges, the Yarkand loses the characteristics of a raging mountain torrent and spreads out in many branches over an alluvial fan to irrigate the Yarkand oasis. The oasis, one of the largest in Sinkiang, contains the towns of Yarkand (So-ch’e) and Tse-p’u (Posgam). Upon leaving the Yarkand oasis, the river flows north past Mai-kai-t'i (Merket-Bazar) and then northeast around the eastern margins of the Takla Makan desert. South of the Aksu oasis it joins the Kashgar, Aksu and Khotan rivers to form the Tarim.

    1964, YARKAND (Encyclopedia Britannica), volume 23, →OCLC, page 877

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
poskam

Origin

  1. Mandarin澤普 /泽普
  2. EnglishTse-p'u

From Mandarin 澤普 /泽普 (Zépǔ), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsê²-pʻu³.

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APA

Tse-p'u. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tse-p'u

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“Tse-p'u.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tse-p'u. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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