Zhijiang

Zhi·jiang
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proper noun

An autonomous county of Huaihua, Hunan, China.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

Zhijiang1

proper noun

alternative Chihkiang · alternative Chih-chiang · alternative Chihchiang

Zhijiang2

proper noun

alternative Chihkiang · alternative Chih-chiang · alternative Chihchiang

  1. A county-level city of Yichang, Hubei, China.

    Kingcheu commands over thirteen Cities, as Kingcheu, Cunggan, Xexeu, Kienli, Sungki, Chikiang, Iling, Changyang, Itu, Juengan, Quei, Hingxan, Patung.

    [1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 14
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    By evening, officials planned to also close off Huanggang, a city of seven million about 30 miles east of Wuhan, shut rail stations in the nearby city of Ezhou, which has about one million residents, and impose travel restrictions on the smaller cities of Chibi and Zhijiang.

    2020 January 24 [2020 January 23], “Coronavirus Death Toll Climbs in China, and a Lockdown Widens”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2020

Origin

Zhijiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin芷江
  2. EnglishZhijiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 芷江 (Zhǐjiāng).

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Zhijiang · proper noun

  1. Mandarin枝江
  2. EnglishZhijiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 枝江 (Zhījiāng).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 芷江, 枝江
  • 芷江 (zi² gong¹)autonomous county in Hunan, China
  • 枝江 (zi¹ gong¹)county-level city in Hubei, China
Chinese Mandarin 芷江, 枝江
  • 芷江 (Zhǐjiāng)autonomous county in Hunan, China
  • 枝江 (Zhījiāng)county-level city in Hubei, China
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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