List of generic Chinese toponyms

This article lists a number of common generic Chinese toponyms, their meanings, and some examples of their use.

Adjectives

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
an 安 ān calm, peaceful Anqing, Xi'an
bai 白 bái white[1] Baicheng, Baiyun Mountain
bei 北 běi north[2] Beijing, Hubei
chang 长; 長 cháng long[3] Changchun, Changsha
da 大 dà big, great[4] Daqing, Daxiang District
dong 东; 東 dōng east[5] Guangdong, Shandong
guang 广; 廣 guǎng broad[6] Guang'an, Guangdong
hei 黑 hēi black[7] Heilongjiang, Heishan County
huang 黄 huáng yellow[8] Huanggang, Huangpu District
jin 金 jīn golden[9] Jinchang, Jinhua
nan 南 nán south[10] Hainan, Hunan
ning 宁; 寧 níng peaceful[11] Liaoning, Ningxia
ping 平 píng flat, peaceful Nanping, Pingdingshan
qing 青 qīng green, blue Qingdao, Qinghai Lake For more information, see Qing (color)
xi 西 xī west[12] Shanxi, Xi'an
xin 新 xīn new[13] Xinjiang
yong 永 yǒng everlasting, forever[14] Yongning, Yongzhou

Physical objects

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
chuan 川 chuān river[15] Sichuan, Yichuan County
dao 岛; 島 dǎo island[16] Qingdao, Qinhuangdao
gou 沟; 溝 gōu ditch[17] Mentougou District, Qiaogou Subdistrict
guan 关; 關 guān mountain pass Jiayuguan, Shaoguan
hai 海 hǎi sea[18] Hainan, Shanghai
he 河 hé river[19] Hebei, Qitaihe
jiang 江 jiāng river[20] Jiangsu, Zhanjiang
lin 林 lín forest Guilin, Yulin
liu 柳 liǔ willow[21] Liugou Township, Liuzhou
men 门; 門 mén gate, door[22] Jiangmen, Xiamen
qiao 桥; 橋 qiáo bridge[23] Shuangqiao District, Qiaodong District
quan 泉 quán spring[24] Jiuquan, Quanzhou
sha 沙 shā sand[25] Changsha, Sansha
shan 山 shān mountain[26] Ma'anshan, Shandong
shi 石 shí stone[27] Huangshi, Shitai County
xi 溪 xī stream, brook[28] Benxi, Yuxi
yang 阳; 陽 yáng sun[29] Fuyang, Nanyang
ying 营; 營 yíng barracks[30] Dongying, Yingkou
zhai 寨 zhài stockade, fort, village Dazhai, Xiazhai

Other

Term Hanzi Pinyin Meaning Examples Comments
cheng 城 chéng city[31] Fangchenggang, Xuancheng
jing 京 jīng capital city[32] Beijing, Nanjing
kou 口 kǒu mouth Yingkou, Zhangjiakou
long 龙; 龍 lóng dragon[33] Heilongjiang, Longyan
ma 马; 馬 mǎ horse[34] Ma'anshan, Maguan County
qing 庆; 慶 qìng celebration[35] Anqing, Chongqing
tun 屯 tún village[36] Liulintun Township, Sanlitun Subdistrict
wang 王 wáng king, prince Wangfujing, Wanghe
zhen 镇; 鎮 zhèn town[37] Jingdezhen, Zhenjiang
zhou 州 zhōu zhou Fuzhou, Hangzhou A type of historical administrative division
zhuang 庄; 莊 zhuāng village[38] Shijiazhuang, Zaozhuang

References

  1. ↑ "Translate "白" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  2. ↑ "Translation of 北 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ "Translate "长" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  4. ↑ "Translate "大" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  5. ↑ "Translation of 东 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  6. ↑ "Translate "广" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  7. ↑ "Translate "黑" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  8. ↑ "Translate "黄" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  9. ↑ "Translate "金" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  10. ↑ "Translation of 南 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  11. ↑ "Translate "宁" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  12. ↑ "Translation of 西 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  13. ↑ "Translate "新" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  14. ↑ "Translate "永" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  15. ↑ "Translation of 川 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  16. ↑ "Translate "岛" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  17. ↑ "Translate "沟" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  18. ↑ "Translate "海" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  19. ↑ "Translation of 河 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  20. ↑ "Translation of 江 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  21. ↑ "Translate "柳" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  22. ↑ "Translate "门" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  23. ↑ "Translation of 桥 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  24. ↑ "Translate "泉" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  25. ↑ "Translate "泉" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  26. ↑ "Translation of 山 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary". Cambridge Dictionary. Cambridge University Press.
  27. ↑ "Translate "石" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  28. ↑ "Translate "溪" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  29. ↑ "Translate "阳" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  30. ↑ "Translate "营" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  31. ↑ "Translate "城" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  32. ↑ "Translate "京" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  33. ↑ "Translate "龙" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  34. ↑ "Translate "马" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  35. ↑ "Translate "庆" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  36. ↑ "Translate "屯" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  37. ↑ "Translate "镇" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
  38. ↑ "Translate "庄" from Chinese into English". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins.
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