Xuanhua

Xuan·hua
X8U1A1N1H4U1A1

proper noun

A district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hsüan-hua

  1. A district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China.

    Ancient Xuanhua City (宣化古城) It locates in Xuanhua District, Zhangjiakou. The ancient city was first built in the Tang Dynasty. In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty (1394), it was expanded and covered with bricks.

    中国民族摄影艺术出版社

    2005 January, Dong Yaohui [董耀会], “Historical Relics on the Great Wall [长城名胜]”, in Tan Baoquan [谭宝泉], transl., The Eternal Great Wall [永远的长城], Beijing: China Nationality Art Photograph Publishing House [中国民族摄影艺术出版社], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 124, column 1
    1 more example

    Several counties and districts of Zhangjiakou city in northern China, which will host some of the Games, are urging residents to get vaccinated, saying it is a "necessary contribution" that they should make for the international event. As part of the city's vaccination campaign, more than 1,800 unvaccinated visitors were dissuaded from entering a park in the Xuanhua district earlier this month and guided to nearby inoculation sites, according to a social media post by the district-level authorities.

    2021 June 16, Roxanne Liu, Ryan Woo, “China ramps up vaccinations, but uneven rollout leaves borders closed”, in Miyoung Kim, Michael Perry, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2021, China

Origin

  1. Mandarin宣化
  2. EnglishXuanhua

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 宣化 (Xuānhuà).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 宣化
  • 宣化 (syun¹ faa³)district
Chinese Mandarin 宣化
  • 宣化 (Xuānhuà)district
Hindi श्वेनहुआ
  • श्वेनहुआ (śvenhuā)district
Japanese 宣化
  • 宣化 (senka)district
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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