Anshan
/ˈæn.ʃɑːn/noun
Anshan is a proper name used for a city in northeastern China and, historically, for an ancient Elamite region or city in southwestern Iran.
Did you know?The ancient Anshan in Elam was associated with the rise of the Achaemenid Persian dynasty, whose early rulers were titled kings of Anshan.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Elamite period
Elamite
Anzan
“An ancient region and political center in southwestern Iran, also written Anshan in later sources.”
6th Century BCE
Old Persian
Anšan
“The name of an Elamite region incorporated into royal Persian titulature.”
Classical Antiquity
Greek
Anshan
“A form used by modern historians for the ancient Elamite kingdom or its central territory.”
Old Chinese
Old Chinese
鞍山
“A transparent compound meaning “saddle mountain”; the first character denotes a saddle and the second a mountain.”
Modern Mandarin
Chinese
Ānshān
“The modern Chinese name of Anshan, a major industrial city in Liaoning Province.”
Modern English
English
Anshan
“An English geographic name referring chiefly to the Chinese city, or historically to the ancient Elamite region.”