酉阳土家族苗族自治县

Traditional form:

酉陽土家族苗族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Yǒuyáng Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Characters:

• 酉 - wine; wine vessel; chemical
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 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:

• 酉 - wine; wine vessel; chemical
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 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