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CHINESE CHARACTER

xiàn

縣

縣

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county

Numbered pinyin
xian4
English meanings
county

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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他zhù住zài在yī一gè個xiǎo小xiàn縣chéng城。

    He lives in a small county town.

  2. 02

    xiàn縣長zhèngzài正在開huì會。

    The county magistrate is in a meeting.

  3. 03

    這gè個xiàn縣yǐ以chá茶葉聞míng名。

    This county is famous for tea.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 縣城
  • 縣長
  • 縣級
  • 郡縣
  • 縣份