Wangshi

Wang·shi
W4A1N1G2S1H4I1

proper noun

A town in Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Wang-shih

  1. A town in Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
    1 more example

    7. [Jingzhou City, Hubei Province] Police Seize Mr. Peng Hongdao of Wangshi Town, Jianli County, Who is Still Missing Mr. Peng Hongdao is a 35-year-old resident of Wangshi Town, Jingzhou City, Jianli County, Hubei Province. In April 2005, personnel from the Jianli County 610 Office and the local police station in Wangshi Town arrested him. He is still missing.

    2005 June 19, “Latest News from China”, in Falun Dafa - Minghui.org, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2021

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 網市/网市 (Wǎngshì).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 網市 /网市
  • 網市 /网市town in central China
Chinese Mandarin 網市 /网市
  • 網市 /网市 (Wǎngshì)town in central China

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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