楚雄彝族自治州

Traditional form:

楚雄彞族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Chǔxióng Yízú Zìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in central Yunnan, capital Chuxiong city 楚雄市 ( Chǔxióng Shì)

Characters:

• 楚 - clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
• 雄 - alpha male, hero; manly
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 楚 - clear, distinct; pain, suffering; surname
• 雄 - alpha male, hero; manly
• 彞 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture