xian
An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly…An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu). (Alternative form of hsien for Taiwan (ROC).)
Meaning
1 senses(China, Taiwan)An administrative subdivision of imperial, republican, and communist China roughly equivalent to counties, now distinguished from the more urban "districts" (qu). (Alternative form of hsien for Taiwan (ROC).)
- a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
Origin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 縣 /县.From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 縣 /县.
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