Save Type Settlement Usage Korean, Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Uzbek, English Scripts 시안(Korean Hangul) Сиань(Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz) Սիան(Armenian) Сиан(Tajik, Uzbek) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-AN(Korean) syi-AN(Russian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Form of Xi'an used in multiple languages as well as an alternate English romanization.