Anhui
/ˌɑːnˈhweɪ/noun
A province of eastern China, officially the People’s Republic of China’s Anhui Province.
Did you know?The name Anhui was created from Anqing and Huizhou, making it a geographic portmanteau rather than a single traditional Chinese word.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient China
Chinese
安庆
“Anqing, literally “peaceful celebration”; a historic city in present-day Anhui”
Ancient China
Chinese
徽州
“Huizhou, a historic prefecture whose name used 徽, meaning an emblem or insignia”
17th Century
Late Chinese
安徽
“Anhui, formed from the first characters of Anqing and Huizhou”
1667
Qing Chinese
安徽省
“Anhui Province, formally established as a Qing administrative province”
Modern English
English
Anhui
“The standard English romanization of 安徽”