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Fenghao

Syllables: Feng·hao

Fenghao proper noun: an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.

Proper noun

Fenghao

  1. (historical) An ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
    • The Zhou established their capital city at Fenghao in the middle reaches of the Feng River, a branch of the Wei River, not far from the present city of Xi'an. Thereafter, Fenghao was the centre of Zhou politics, economy and culture.1996, Han Baoquan, “Chang'an: China's ancient capital and Gateway to the Silk Road”, in Municipality of Xi'an, transl., edited by Herbert Coutts, Gateway to the Silk Road: Relics from the Han to the...

Origin of Fenghao

From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 豐鎬 /丰镐 (Fēnghào) and 灃鎬 /沣镐 (Fēnghào, “Feng & Hao”), the two parts of the twin city.

Questions about Fenghao

What does Fenghao mean?
Fenghao means an ancient city in Xi'an, Shaanxi, former capital of China under the Zhou dynasty.
What part of speech is Fenghao?
Fenghao is a proper noun.

Words near Fenghao in the dictionary

  1. Fengcheng
  2. Fengchieh
  3. fengcong
  4. Fengdu
  5. Fengfeng
  6. Fenghao
  7. Fenghsiang
  8. Fenghsien
  9. fenghuang
  10. fenghuangs
  11. fengite

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