提督

Traditional form:

提督

Pinyin (reading):

tídū

Definitions:

• the local commander
• provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)

Characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 督 - to supervise, to oversee, to direct

Traditional characters:

• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 督 - to supervise, to oversee, to direct