成都
Chinese
finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
metropolis; capital city; all metropolis; capital city; all; both (if two things are involved); entirely; even; already | ||
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simp. and trad. (成都) |
成 | 都 |
Etymology
May be the transcription of a native non-Chinese word. Attested on excavated artefacts dating to the late Warring States Period, as well as in the Records of the Grand Historian.
Compare 邛都, 新都 (Xīndū), 廣都/广都, 筰都, 武都 (Wǔdū), all of which are toponyms in present-day southwest China with 都 (OC *taː) as the second syllable. In particular, according to the Records of the Grand Historian, 邛都 (OC *ɡoŋ taː) and 筰都 (OC *zaːɡ taː) were originally names of tribes that were "Southwestern Barbarians" (西南夷 (Xīnányí)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
成都
- (~市) Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, China)
- (~市) (historical) Chengdu (the capital city of the kingdom of Shu)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 成都人
- 成都話/成都话
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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成 | 都 |
せい Grade: 4 |
と Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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成都 (kyūjitai) |
Kanji in this term | |
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成 | 都 |
ちぇん Grade: 4 |
どぅ Grade: 3 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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成都 (kyūjitai) |
Proper noun
成都 or 成都 • (Seito or Chendu)
- Chengdu (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Sichuan, in southwestern China)
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