/ Dictionary / Index X xian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: xian Pronunciation: (Chin. shyän), [key] — n. hsien. Xi•an Pronunciation: (shē'än'), [key] — n. Pinyin. a city in and the capital of Shaanxi province, in central China: capital of the ancient Chinese Empire. 1,600,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: xian (Thesaurus) Xiamen Xianggang Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language