长阳土家族自治县

Traditional form:

長陽土家族自治縣

Pinyin (reading):

Chángyáng Tǔjiāzú Zìzhìxiàn

Definitions:

• Changyang Tujia Autonomous County in Hubei

Characters:

• 长 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 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
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 县 - county, district, subdivision

Traditional characters:

• 長 - long, lasting; to excel in
• 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
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 縣 - county, district, subdivision