fujian
/ˌfuːˈd͡ʒæn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.58 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A geographic region consisting of two provinces in East Asia both known as Fujian, one in mainland China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
name
A geographic region consisting of two provinces in East Asia both known as Fujian, one in mainland China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
name
A geographic region consisting of two provinces in East Asia both known as Fujian, one in mainland China (PRC) and the other in Taiwan (ROC); formerly a single province.
adj
Of, from, or related to Mount Fuji.
Example Sentences
- "The slogan was not entirely empty of positive reformist content, but Hunan was a part of China's battle belt — a line of provinces stretching from Fujian in the East through Jiangxi, Hunan, and into Sichuan. Reform here was a tenuous thing, dependent upon the ebb and flow of outsiders’ ambitions."
- "Koxinga’s forces hoped to launch an invasion to recapture the mainland from the Manchus, but instead the Manchu armies captured Taiwan in 1682. For the next 200 years there was substantial migration from the Fujian province across the Taiwan Straits. These immigrants brought with them their culture and language, which are still in evidence today. Taiwan remained a county of the Fujian province from 1684 until 1887, when with a population of more than 2½ million it became a province of China."
- "Immigrant farmers from Fujian established the first settlement in the area in 1621, though the city formally dates its creation from 1704 when the county government was moved here and the first wooden city walls were constructed."
- "President Ma further noted that in 1683 during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) the emperor formally included the Diaoyutais as territory of China in Taiwan Prefecture, Fujian Province. In 1812, the Diaoyutais were placed under the administration of the Kavalan Office of the Taiwan prefectural government, he added, pointing out that the Record of Missions to Taiwan and Adjacent Waters 《臺海使槎錄》 and the Illustrations of Taiwan 《全臺圖説》 prove that China effectively ruled over the Diaoyutai Islets during the Qing Dynasty."
- "The Lin Antai Historical House, one of Taipei's oldest residential buildings, is hosting the “Century of Peace and Stability” permanent display area starting Wednesday (May 25).[…] This Fujian-style 30-room house was first erected between 1783 and 1787, near what is now Dunhua South Road."
- "The military expedition and the resulting conflict, known as the Mudan Incident (牡丹社事件), ended with the Qing paying the Japanese to retreat. After the incident, the imperial court, which had long seen Taiwan as a backwater province unworthy of development, started to pay more attention to what was then still part of Fujian Province."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
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Inflected Forms
Fu Jian (alternative)
Fichien (alternative, obsolete)
Fukien (alternative, dated)
Fu-kien (alternative, dated)
Fuhkien (alternative, dated)
Fokien (alternative, dated)
Fohkien (alternative, dated)
Fo-kien (alternative, dated)
Fuk Kin (alternative, dated)
Fo-kyen (alternative, dated)
Fookien (alternative, dated)
Fu-chien (alternative)