彭水苗族土家族自治县

Traditional form:

彭水苗族土家族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Péngshuǐ Miáozú Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Characters:

• 彭 - name of an ancient country; surname
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 彭 - name of an ancient country; surname
• 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
• 苗 - sprouts; Miao nationality
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision