甘 南 藏 族 自 治 州

Gān nán Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōudictionary entry

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān sù Shěng]

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Original source entry:

甘南藏族自治州 甘南藏族自治州 [Gan1 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1] /Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]/

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Character information

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甘
gān
(bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[kǔ]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth)
Gān
surname Gan / short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gān sù]
南
nā
used in 南無|南无[nā mó] / Taiwan pr. [ná]
nán
south
Nán
surname Nan
藏
cáng
to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect
zàng
storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture
Zàng
Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])
族
zú
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
自
zì
(bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course
治
zhì
to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research
州
zhōu
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)

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