阿坝藏族羌族自治州

Traditional form:

阿壩藏族羌族自治州

Pinyin (reading):

Abà Zàngzú Qiāngzú Zìzhìzhōu

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
• 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 羌 - Qiang nationality; surname
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 阿 - an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations
• 壩 - embankment; dam
• 藏 - to conceal, to hide; to hoard, to store
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 羌 - Qiang nationality; surname
• 族 - race, nationality, ethnicity; tribe, clan
• 自 - self; private, personal; from
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 州 - state, province, prefecture