Pujiang
/puːˈdʒjɑːŋ/noun
Pujiang is a Chinese place name used for several locations, including Pujiang County in Zhejiang and a district of Shanghai.
Did you know?The element jiāng (江) originally referred to the Yangtze and was later generalized in Mandarin to mean “river,” while Pujiang’s exact interpretation depends on the Chinese characters used.
Etymological Timeline
Old Chinese
Old Chinese
浦
“Riverbank, shore, or inlet”
Old Chinese
Old Chinese
江
“The Yangtze River; later, a river generally”
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese
phuX kaewng
“Historical pronunciations corresponding approximately to the characters 浦江”
20th Century
Mandarin
Pǔjiāng
“Pinyin pronunciation of 浦江”
Modern English
English
Pujiang
“A Chinese place name, commonly referring to Pujiang County or the Shanghai district”