Jiangxi
/dʒjɑːŋˈʃiː/noun
A province in southeastern China, whose capital is Nanchang.
Did you know?The name comes from the Tang-era administrative designation Jiangnan Xidao, meaning the western circuit south of the Yangtze, later shortened to Jiangxi.
Etymological Timeline
Old Chinese, c. 1000–200 BCE
Old Chinese
江
“River; especially a major river such as the Yangtze”
Han Dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE
Classical Chinese
江西
“West of the river”
Tang Dynasty, 733 CE
Middle Chinese
江南西道
“The western circuit south of the Yangtze”
Song Dynasty, 11th century
Middle Chinese
江西路
“Jiangxi Circuit, an administrative region”
Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644
Chinese
江西省
“Jiangxi Province”
Modern English
English
Jiangxi
“A province of southeastern China”