县 (xiàn): County — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 县

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 县

3.

Character Breakdown

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县

厃cliff

系tie, connect

县=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 县

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5.

How to Use 县

County-level places

县 + placeperson word

Use 县 in words about counties and county-level places.

6.

Example Sentences

xiàn县

chéng城

lí离

zhè这

lǐ里

yǒu有

wǔ

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厃cliff

+系tie, connect

A hanging thread (系) from a cliff (厃) — a county or district, originally meaning 'suspended'.

xiàn县

chéng城

county town

xiàn县

lǐ里

in the county

xiàn县

zhǎng长

county head

五

shí十

gōng公

lǐ里

。

The county seat is fifty kilometers from here.

xiàn县

zhǎng长

zhèng正

zài在

shì视

chá察

nóng农

cūn村

gōng工

zuò作

。

The county magistrate is inspecting rural work.

Chú滁

xiàn县

shì是

ān安

huī徽

shěng省

de的

yī一

gè个

lì历

shǐ史

dì地

míng名

。

Chu County is a historical place name in Anhui Province.

Wéi潍

Xiàn县

shì是

Shān山

dōng东

lì历

shǐ史

shàng上

de的

yī一

gè个

zhòng重

yào要

dì地

qū区

。

Wei County was an important region in the history of Shandong.

zhè这

ge个

xiàn县

yǐ以

zhòng种

zhí植

chá茶

yè叶

wén闻

míng名

。

This county is famous for growing tea.

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