How to say “county” in Chinese
county
“County” in Chinese is 县, xiàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
县 is read xiàn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “县”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 县. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 省下面有市，市下面有县，县下面有乡。shěngxiàmiànyǒushì,shìxiàmiànyǒuxiàn,xiànxiàmiànyǒuxiāngA province is divided into prefectures, prefectures into counties, and counties into townships.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “county” in Chinese?
“County” in Chinese is 县, pinyin xiàn.
What does 县 mean?
县 (xiàn) means “county”.
How do you write 县?
县 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 县?
县 is read xiàn. Tones: xiàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“county” in the lesson “Provinces, counties, townships”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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