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Where does “Nanjing” come from?

Nanjing is the English name for the Chinese city 南京, literally meaning "southern capital."

Ancestry of “Nanjing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese Mandarin南京—

Words derived from “Nanjing”

  • Nanjingese
  • Nanjinger
Every word from Chinese Mandarin 南京 →