Jinggangshan
/tɕíŋ.káŋ.ʂán/noun
A mountainous area in Jiangxi Province, China, historically known as an early revolutionary base of the Chinese Communist movement.
Did you know?Jinggangshan became a major symbol of revolutionary origins after Mao Zedong established a base there in 1927, although the name itself is an older geographical designation rather than an occult formula.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Chinese
Old Chinese
井
“A well or constructed water shaft”
Ancient Chinese
Old Chinese
岡
“A ridge, hill, or elevated stretch of land”
Ancient Chinese
Old Chinese
山
“A mountain or mountainous region”
Pre-modern China
Chinese
井岡山
“A place-name meaning approximately “Well-Ridge Mountain”; the traditional form uses 岡”
20th Century
Mandarin Chinese
井冈山
“Jǐnggāngshān, the simplified-character form of the place-name”
Modern English
English
Jinggangshan
“The standard English romanization for the Chinese place-name and the surrounding mountainous region”
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