长安

長安

Cháng'ān

proper noun #64,150

Meanings

1 Chang'an, capital of the Han and Tang dynasties, on the site of modern Xi'an

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

长安是唐朝的首都。

Cháng'ān shì Tángcháo de shǒudū.

Chang'an was the capital of the Tang dynasty.

HSK 5

李白曾经在长安住过几年。

Lǐ Bái céngjīng zài Cháng'ān zhù guo jǐ nián.

Li Bai once lived in Chang'an for a few years.

Tips

history

The name means 'lasting peace'. Chang'an was the capital of the Western Han and later of the Sui and the Tang, the eastern end of the Silk Road and, in the 8th century, one of the largest cities in the world. The Ming renamed it 西安, 'western peace', in 1369.

usage

The name lives on in Beijing's 长安街 (Chang'an Avenue) and in the carmaker 长安汽车 (Changan Automobile).

In Pop Culture

长安十二时辰 Cháng'ān shí'èr shíchen

The Longest Day in Chang'an

2019 TV thriller from Ma Boyong's novel, in which a condemned officer has one day to save Tang Chang'an from an attack during the Lantern Festival.

长安三万里 Cháng'ān sānwàn lǐ

Chang'an

2023 animated film that tells the life of Li Bai through his friend, the poet Gao Shi, reciting dozens of Tang poems along the way.

Stroke Order

长 cháng

安 ān