Xiling

Xi·ling
X8I1L1I1N1G2
/ʃiˈlɪŋ/

proper noun

A district of Yichang, Hubei, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hsi-ling

  1. A district of Yichang, Hubei, China.
    2 more examples

    To begin in the Yangtze Valley between Yi-ch’ang (Hupei) and Pa-tung (Szechwan), in the Hsiling Gorge area that was the gateway to the Red basin to the west: fifty-four early sites investigated in 1960 have been grouped into five categories, ranging in date, according to the estimates of the investigators, from Neolithic to Han.

    [1968, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 177

    A resident leaves home with her pet cat at a community in the Xiling District of Yichang City, central China's Hubei province, on March 20, 2020. As the country’s population gets older and more people choose not to have children or to live alone, pets are an increasingly popular option for companionship at home.

    2021 July 18, Iris Ouyang, “China Continent Insurance expands animal coverage amid booming pet economy expected to reach US$73 billion by 2023”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2021, Business

Origin

  1. Mandarin西陵
  2. EnglishXiling

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 西陵 (Xīlíng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 西陵
  • 西陵 (sai¹ ling⁴)district in central China; subdistrict in central China
Chinese Mandarin 西陵
  • 西陵 (Xīlíng)district in central China; subdistrict in central China
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APA

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“Xiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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