Cháng shā Xiàndictionary entry
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Changsha, a county in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Cháng shā Shì], Hunan
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Original source entry:

長沙縣 长沙县 [Chang2 sha1 Xian4] /Changsha, a county in Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan/

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Other forms in these source records: 長沙縣

  • 长
    cháng

    long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point / forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus / spare (Taiwan pr. [zhàng])

    zhǎng

    chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 县
    xiàn

    county / (Japan) prefecture

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