cì​shǐ

inspector-general

Senses

刺史 cì​shǐ inspector-general

(historical) A local supervisory official dispatched by the central government during the Han dynasty to audit regional administrations

刺史 cì​shǐ provincial governor

(historical) A high-ranking local government official in charge of a province or prefecture from the Wei and Jin dynasties onwards; later used as an honorific for a department magistrate (zhīzhōu)

References

classifier 刺史/刺史 位/位