中山

Chinese

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
 mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(中山) 		中 山

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Literally “Central Mountains”, named after a mountain in its capital.

Proper noun

中山

  1. (～國) (historical) Zhongshan (ancient feudal state in modern Dingzhou, Hebei, China)

Etymology 2

Named after Chinese president 孫中山 (Sun Yat-sen), who used the pseudonym 中(なか)山(やま)樵(きこり) (Nakayama Kikori). Ultimately from the Japanese surname 中(なか)山(やま) (Nakayama).

Zhongshan, Guangdong was renamed from 香山 (Xiāngshān); Sun Yat-sen's birthplace is in Zhongshan.

Proper noun

中山

  1. (～市, formerly ～縣) Zhongshan (a prefecture-level city and former county of Guangdong, China)
  2. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of Dalian, Liaoning, China)
  3. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Taipei, Taiwan)
  4. (～區) Zhongshan (a district of the city of Keelung, Taiwan)
Synonyms
  • (city in Guangdong): 香山 (Xiāngshān) (historical)
Derived terms

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 山
なか
Grade: 1 		やま
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Proper noun

中(なか)山(やま) • (Nakayama) 

  1. a surname


Kanji in this term
中 山
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

中(ちゅう)山(ざん) • (Chūzan) 

  1. Chūzan (a former kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands, existing from 1314 to 1429)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.