保亭黎族苗族自治县

Traditional form:

保亭黎族苗族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Bǎotíng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

Characters:

• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
• 亭 - pavilion; erect
• 黎 - many, numerous; black; surname
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
• 亭 - pavilion; erect
• 黎 - many, numerous; black; surname
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision