# Chang'an

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɑŋˌɑn/ · frequency rank #95,817

## Definitions
1. An ancient capital of various Chinese empires, located within present-day Xi'an.
2. A district and former county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

## Etymology
From the atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 長安 /长安 (Cháng'ān).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chang-an