嘉峪关

Traditional form:

嘉峪關

Pinyin (reading):

Jiāyùguān

Definitions:

• Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall
• Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

Characters:

• 嘉 - excellent; joyful; auspicious
• 峪 - valley, ravine
• 关 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

Traditional characters:

• 嘉 - excellent; joyful; auspicious
• 峪 - valley, ravine
• 關 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation