阿坝州
Traditional form:
阿壩州
Pinyin (reading):
Abàzhōu
Definitions:
- Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: rnga ba bod rigs cha'ng rigs rang skyong khul, formerly in Kham province of Tibet), northwest Sichuan, capital Barkam 馬爾康鎮／马尔康镇 ( Mǎ'ěrkāngzhèn)
Characters:
- 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
- 坝 - embankment; dam
- 州 - state, province, prefecture
Traditional characters: