dìng​yuǎn

Dingyuan (Anhui)

  • created sense approved 定远/定遠 · dìng​yuǎn · Dingyuan (Anhui) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定远 / 定遠

    dìng​yuǎn

    Dingyuan (Anhui)

    Dingyuan County in Chuzhou City, Anhui province

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 定远/定遠 · dìng​yuǎn · Dingyuan (historical title) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    定远 / 定遠

    dìng​yuǎn

    Dingyuan (historical title)

    historic title meaning "stabilizer of distant lands", notably referring to Ban Chao (32-102 CE) who was granted the title Marquis of Dingyuan [[定远侯|定遠侯|ding4 yuan3 hou2]]

    定 (literal) → 定 · dìng · to decide 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense