衍圣公府

Traditional form:

衍聖公府

Pinyin (reading):

Yǎnshènggōngfǔ

Definitions:

• the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong

Characters:

• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out
• 圣 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 府 - prefect; prefecture, government

Traditional characters:

• 衍 - to overflow; to spread out
• 聖 - holy, sacred; sage, saint
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke
• 府 - prefect; prefecture, government