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Fancheng

Syllables: Fan·cheng

Fancheng proper noun: a district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

Proper noun

Fancheng

  1. A district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
    • During March, Mr. J. Thorne, and Mr. Sturman made the journey from Fancheng (Hupeh) to Singanfu (Shensi) via Kaifeng the capital of Honan.1885 June, “Editorial Notes and Missionary News”, in Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal, volume XVI, number 5, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, →OCLC, page 236
    • At its close, Mr. Chou invited Mr. Ronning to return for a more serious discussion of problems of mutual concern. Mr. Ronning is leaving next Saturday for a trip to his birth place at Fancheng, in Hupeh Province in central China.1971 May 4, “CHOU REMINISCES WITH ‘OLD FRIEND’”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2023, page 8

Examples of Fancheng in a sentence

  • From Wuhan, the great tri-city metropolis of Central China in the Yangtze River valley, they had gone by overnight train to Fancheng in the rich agricultural country of Hupei Province.1972, Seymour Topping, Journey Between Two Chinas, Harper & Row, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 233–234:
  • The campaign's objective was not clearly stated, but Guan Yu led his army along the Han River northward until he laid siege to Fancheng (present-day's Fancheng District in Xiangyang, Hubei).2014, Frankie KT Neo, “Flooding of Han River at Fancheng [水淹七軍]”, in Guan-Yu the Hero: Romance of the Three Kingdoms [關羽，三國演義英雄], →ISBN...
  • A farmer works in the field in the Fancheng District of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, May 21, 2018.2018 May 22, “A look at working farmers across China(2/9)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service, archived from the original on 28 May...

Forms of Fancheng

alternative formFan-ch'eng

Origin of Fancheng

From Mandarin 樊城 (Fánchéng).

Questions about Fancheng

What does Fancheng mean?
Fancheng means a district of Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
How do you use Fancheng in a sentence?
From Wuhan, the great tri-city metropolis of Central China in the Yangtze River valley, they had gone by overnight train to Fancheng in the rich agricultural country of Hupei Province.
What part of speech is Fancheng?
Fancheng is a proper noun.

Words near Fancheng in the dictionary

  1. Fancett
  2. fanch'ieh
  3. Fanchang
  4. fanchant
  5. fanchants
  6. Fancheng
  7. Fancher
  8. Fanchers
  9. fanchieh
  10. fanchonette
  11. fanchonettes

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