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Xiang

/ʃiɑŋ/

Xiang proper noun: a Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China.

Proper noun (1)

Xiang

  1. A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China
    Synonyms:
    Hunanese

Proper noun (2)

Xiang (plural Xiangs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Synonyms of Xiang

Forms of Xiang

alternative formHsiang
alternative formSiang
pluralXiangs

Origin of Xiang

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng).

From several Mandarin surnames, including 項／项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).

Questions about Xiang

What does Xiang mean?
Xiang means a Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China.
What part of speech is Xiang?
Xiang is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Xiang?
Xiang is pronounced /ʃiɑŋ/.

Words near Xiang in the dictionary

  1. Xian'an
  2. Xianbei
  3. xianbing
  4. xianbings
  5. Xianfeng
  6. Xiang
  7. Xiang'an
  8. Xiangcheng
  9. Xiangdong
  10. Xiangfen
  11. Xiangfu

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