循化撒拉族自治县

Traditional form:

循化撒拉族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Xúnhuà Sǎlāzú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區／海东地区 ( Hǎidōngdìqū), Qinghai

Characters:

• 循 - to obey, to follow, to comply with
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
• 撒 - to disperse, to let go, to relax
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 循 - to obey, to follow, to comply with
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
• 撒 - to disperse, to let go, to relax
• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision