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县 - xiàn

county, district, subdivision

county, district, subdivision

How to read 县

Click 县 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxiàn
Englishcounty, district, subdivision
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

坡县 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 市县. Please read 梅县 one more time.

Common words with this character

Singapore
towns and counties
see 梅縣區|梅县区[Mei2 xian4 Qu1]
see 沙縣區|沙县区[Sha1 xian4 Qu1]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 县 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 坡县 and 市县 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 县.