文山壮族苗族自治州

Traditional form:

文山壯族苗族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南／云南

Characters:

• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 壮 - big, large; robust, strong; the name of a tribe
• 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:

• 文 - culture, literature, writing
• 山 - mountain, hill, peak
• 壯 - big, large; robust, strong; the name of a tribe
• 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