Hetian

He·tian
H4E1T1I1A1N1

proper noun

Synonym of Hotan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

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Hotan
OriginMandarin 和田 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hotien · alternative Ho-tien · alternative Ho-t'ien

  1. Synonym of Hotan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

    Police arrested seven members of an East Turkestan separatist organization in Hetian prefecture in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, according an to August 30 article in the Hong Kong daily Wen Wei Po.

    2005 September 7, “Uighur Separatists Arrested in Xinjiang's Hetian Prefecture”, in Congressional-Executive Commission on China, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2014

    Synonyms: Hotan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Hotan: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

Similar
Hotan
Also see
hotan

Origin

  1. Mandarin和田
  2. EnglishHetian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 和田 (Hétián).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 和田
  • 和田 (wo⁴ tin⁴)prefecture in Xinjiang, China
Chinese Mandarin 和田
  • 和田 (Hétián)prefecture in Xinjiang, China
Polish Hotan
  • Hotanprefecture in Xinjiang, China

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

hentaiTianheIantheTehanitahinethiane
Cite this entry
APA

Hetian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hetian

MLA

“Hetian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hetian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hetian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hetian.

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