Xiang

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Xiang¹

  • /ʃiɑŋ/
  • /ʃɑŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hsiang · Siang

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

    Similar: Hunanese

Xiang²

  • /ʃiɑŋ/
  • /ʃɑŋ/
  • /ʃæŋ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Xiangs

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Translations

Every language

name one of the divisions of the Chinese language

日本語湘語 Shō-go
中文湘語 /湘语 Xiāngyǔ, 湖南話 /湖南话 Húnánhuà
Françaisxiang, hunanais
Русскийсян sjan, хуна́ньский xunánʹskij

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@misc{xiang_2026,
  title = {Xiang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xiang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}