Meanings
Wu-ch'uan1
- alternativeAlternative form of Wuchuan.
The Li clan was certainly of major importance in its own locality, which was centred around the garrison town of Wu-ch'uan on the northern frontier.
1998, Chris Peers, Warlords of China, 700BC to AD1662, Arms and Armour Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 1091 more example
Under the leadership of P'O-LIU-HAN Pa-ling 破六韓拔陵, the rebels, consisting chiefly of "barbarian" garrisons of the northern frontier posts overran the important district of Wu-ch'uan 武川.
1938, Peter A. Boodberg, “Marginalia to the Histories of the Northern Dynasties”, in Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, volume 3, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 245
Wu-ch'uan2
- alternativeAlternative form of Wuchuan.
Origin
Wu-ch'uan · proper noun
From Mandarin 武川 (Wǔchuān) Wade-Giles romanization: Wu³-chʻuan¹.
Full word history & related roots →Wu-ch'uan · proper noun
From Mandarin 婺川 Wade-Giles romanization: Wu⁴-chʻuan¹.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Wu-ch'uan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wu-ch'uan
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