威宁彝族回族苗族自治县

Traditional form:

威寧彞族回族苗族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Wēiníng Yízú Huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Weining Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county in Bijie prefecture 畢節地區／毕节地区 ( Bìjiédìqū), Guizhou

Characters:

• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 回 - to return, to turn around; a time
• 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:

• 威 - might, power, prestige; to dominate
• 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 彞 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 回 - to return, to turn around; a time
• 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