hsian

Questions about hsian

What does hsian mean?

hsian means "a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC".

How many syllables are in hsian?

hsian has 2 syllables and divides as hsi-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hsian?

Close synonyms include Xian, Sian, Singan, Changan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hsian a common word?

hsian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.