# Fujian

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌfuːˈd͡ʒæn/ · frequency rank #48,247

## Definitions
1. A geographic region consisting of two provinces in East Asia both known as Fujian, one in China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
2. A province of the People's Republic of China (mainland China), located on the southeastern coast. Capital: Fuzhou.
3. A nominal province of the Republic of China (Taiwan), consisting of Kinmen (Quemoy) and Lienchiang (Matsu) counties. Capital: Jincheng.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 福建 (Fújiàn).

## Easily confused with
- **fusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fujian-vs-fusion)
- **Furman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fujian-vs-furman)
- **fuji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fuji-vs-fujian)
- **Fabian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fabian-vs-fujian)
- **Fijian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fijian-vs-fujian)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffujian`, `fjuian`, `fuijan`, `fujain`, `fujiann`, `fujina`, `fujjian`, `ufjian`

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