南京条约

Traditional form:

南京條約

Pinyin (reading):

Nánjīng Tiáoyuē

Definitions:

• Treaty of Nanjing (1842) that concluded the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain

Characters:

• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 京 - capital city
• 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 约 - treaty, covenant, agreement

Traditional characters:

• 南 - south; southern; southward
• 京 - capital city
• 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe
• 約 - treaty, covenant, agreement