禄劝彝族苗族自治县

Traditional form:

祿勸彞族苗族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Lùquàn Yízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Luquan Yi and Miao autonomous county in Kunming 昆明 ( Kūnmíng), Yunnan

Characters:

• 禄 - blessing, happiness, prosperity
• 劝 - to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort
• 彝 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 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
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 祿 - blessing, happiness, prosperity
• 勸 - to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort
• 彞 - the Yi tribe; tripod; rule, nature
• 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
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision