Jiaozhou
/tɕjɑ́ʊ̯ tʂóʊ̯/noun
A historical administrative region of imperial China that included parts of present-day southern China and northern Vietnam.
Did you know?Jiaozhou was an important Han administrative region and encompassed territory in northern Vietnam, linking the name to the wider historical term Jiaozhi.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Chinese
Chinese
交
“To cross, intersect, meet, or exchange”
Classical Chinese
Chinese
州
“A large territorial division or administrative region”
2nd–1st Century BCE
Chinese
交州
“The name of a southern imperial administrative region, conventionally understood as “Province of Crossings””
1st–3rd Century CE
Han Chinese
交州
“A Han provincial jurisdiction extending across parts of present-day southern China and northern Vietnam”
Medieval Chinese
Chinese
交州
“A historical regional name used in changing administrative arrangements”
Modern English
English
Jiaozhou
“A historical Chinese geographic and administrative name”