长安

長安
cháng'ān
  1. (historical) Chang'an (an ancient capital of various Chinese empires located within present-day Xi'an)
  2. (literary, figurative) capital city
  3. (～區) Chang'an (a district of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
  4. (～區, formerly ～縣) Chang'an (a district and former county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
  5. (～鄉, ～土家族鄉) Chang'an (a township in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
  6. (～鎮) Chang'an (name of various towns in China)
  7. Chang'an (a district and former county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
  8. Chang'an (a district of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China)
  9. Chang'an (a town in Dongguan, Guangdong, China)
  10. Chang'an (a township in Fengjie, Chongqing, China)
  11. Chang'an (an ancient capital of various Chinese empires located within present-day Xi'an)
  12. Chang'an (name of various towns in China)
  13. Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex (an UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam)
  14. capital city

Wiktionary

Homographs

长安 Chángān
  1. Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an 西安 Xīān), capital of several Chinese dynasties from 202 BC to 907 CE
  2. see 长安区 Chángān Qū

Entry Composition

=1 长 cháng
  1. long
  2. (bound form) length
  3. (bound form) strong point; forte
  4. (bound form) to be good at
  5. (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. zhàng)
=1 长 zhǎng
  1. chief
  2. head
  3. elder
  4. to grow
  5. to develop
  6. to increase
  7. to enhance
=2 安 Ān surname An
=2 安 ān
  1. (bound form) calm; peaceful
  2. to calm; to set at ease
  3. safe; secure; in good health
  4. content; satisfied (as in 安于 ānyú)
  5. to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
  6. to install; to fix; to fit
  7. to bring (a charge against sb)
  8. to harbor (certain intentions)
  9. ampere (abbr. for 安培 ānpéi)

Containing this entry

长安街 Cháng'ān Jiē
小长安 Xiǎocháng'ān