Chinese edit

 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
mountain; hill
simp. and trad.
(中山)
 
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Etymology 1 edit

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

Proper noun edit

中山

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

Etymology 2 edit

Named after Chinese president 孫中山 (Sun Yat-sen's) pseudonym (なか)(やま)(きこり) (Nakayama Kikori), from the Japanese surname (なか)(やま) (Nakayama).

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

Proper noun edit

中山

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

Further reading edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
なか
Grade: 1
やま
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Proper noun edit

(なか)(やま) (Nakayama

  1. a surname


Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
さん > ざん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

(ちゅう)(ざん) (Chūzan

  1. Chūzan (a former kingdom in the Ryukyu Islands, existing from 1314 to 1429)