恩施土家族苗族自治州

Traditional form:

恩施土家族苗族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Enshī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei

Characters:

• 恩 - kindness, mercy, charity
• 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 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
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 恩 - kindness, mercy, charity
• 施 - to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 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
• 州 - state, province, prefecture