Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...

or Xian (西安) is the capital of Shaanxi province, China. Xian or Xi'an may also refer to:

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Counties of China Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known ...

, known in Chinese as ''xiàn'' (县/縣) * Xian (state) (弦), a minor state during the Zhou dynasty * Xian County (献县/獻縣), a county in the Cangzhou prefecture, Hebei province, China *

Xi'an District, Mudanjiang Xi'an District () is a district of the city of Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, China. Spanning an area of in area, the district makes up the southwest portion of Mudanjiang's urban area. Xi'an District is notable for its large Korean community ...

(西安区), in Heilongjiang, China *

Xi'an District, Liaoyuan Xi'an District (), formerly Xi'an County, is a district of the city of Liaoyuan, Jilin Province, China. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: * Xiancheng Subdistrict (), Dongshan Subdistrict Dongshan (Wade–Giles: Tung-shan; generally ) may ref ...

(西安区), formerly Xi'an County, in Jilin, China

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Xian (surname) Xian () is a Chinese name, Chinese surname. Its romanizations in Cantonese and Old Chinese are Haam and Ham or Hahm respectively. It could refer to the surname 冼 which was chosen to replace the rare character surname Shan which cannot be disp ...

(咸; 冼), a Chinese surname *

Xian (video game player) Ho Kun Xian () (born 15 September 1990), better known as Xian, is a Singaporean professional fighting games player. Xian is currently part of Team Razer. He was the winner of ''Ultra Street Fighter IV'' at DreamHack Winter 2015. At Capcom Cup ...

or Ho Kun Xian (born 1990), Singaporean fighting games player * Emperor Xian (disambiguation), posthumous name of several Chinese rulers *

Ashina Xian Ashina Xian was a Western Turk khagan, also a general of Protectorate General to Pacify the West from 708 to 717, appointed by the Tang dynasty. Life When his father was executed by Lai Junchen in 692, he was exiled to Yazhou. However, he was r ...

, a Western Turk khagan also appointed general by the Tang dynasty *

Bi Xian Bi Xian (; 802 – February 4, 864 Academia Sinicabr>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.'' Old Book of Tang'', vol. 177.), courtesy name Cunzhi (), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of ...

(802–864), official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty *

Dong Xian Dong Xian ( 董賢) (23 BCE(?) – 1 BCE) was a Han Dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official in the imperial administration of Emperor Ai within a span of a few years, and he ...

(23 BCE(?) – 1 BCE), Han Dynasty politician *

Dou Xian Dou Xian (; died August 92) was a Chinese general and consort kin of the Eastern Han Dynasty, famous for destroying the Xiongnu nomadic empire. Early life A native of modern-day Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, he was part of the powerful Dou clan whi ...

(died 92 AD), Chinese general and consort kin of the Eastern Han Dynasty *

Luo Xian Luo Xian (died 270), courtesy name Lingze, was a military general of the Jin dynasty of China. He previously served in the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period. He is best known for defending his position at Yong'an (present-day Fengj ...

(died 270), military general of the Jin dynasty of China *

Ruan Xian Ruan Xian (fl. 3rd century), courtesy name Zhongrong, was a Chinese scholar who lived in the Six Dynasties period. One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, he was a skilled player of the Chinese lute, an old version of pipa which has been ca ...

, Chinese scholar who lived in the Six Dynasties period * Sheng Xian, official who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty

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Xian (abbreviation) Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

, a form of the given name ''Christian'' *

Xi'an (comics) Professor X Xavin X-Cutioner The X-Cutioner (Carl Denti) is a fictional character, a former FBI agent obsessed with stalking mutants who kill humans. He uses an array of both alien technology (such as Shi'ar power armor and Z'nox sensors) an ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Xian (Taoism) (仙), in Daoism an immortal or an enlightened person

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