海西蒙古族藏族自治州

Traditional form:

海西蒙古族藏族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu

Definitions:

• Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Qinghai Province 青海省 ( Qīnghǎi Shěng)

Characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 蒙 - to cover; to deceive; Mongolia
• 古 - old, classic, ancient
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 蒙 - to cover; to deceive; Mongolia
• 古 - old, classic, ancient
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture