巡抚

Traditional form:

巡撫

Pinyin (reading):

xúnfǔ

Definitions:

• inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times

Characters:

• 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol
• 抚 - to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress

Traditional characters:

• 巡 - to cruise, to inspect, to patrol
• 撫 - to pat, to console; to stroke, to caress