镇宁布依族苗族自治县

Traditional form:

鎮寧布依族苗族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Zhènníng Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Zhenning Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

Characters:

• 镇 - calm, composed; to control, to suppress
• 宁 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 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:

• 鎮 - calm, composed; to control, to suppress
• 寧 - calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
• 布 - cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread
• 依 - to rely on; to consent, to obey; according to
• 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