# Sheung Wan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃɜːŋ wɑːn/

## Definitions
1. An area of Central and Western district, Hong Kong.
2. A former district of Victoria, Hong Kong, United Kingdom.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 上環 /上环 (soeng⁶ waan⁴), when the initial of the first syllable was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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