Save Type Settlement Usage Chinese Scripts 三亚(Chinese) 三亞(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /sɑn.jɑ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Meaning unclear, perhaps derived from a Hlai name meaning "field with crows", from dax meaning "field, farmland" and eek meaning "crow". This is the name of a Chinese city on the island of Hainan.