中书省
zhōng​shū​shěng

Imperial Secretariat

zhōng​shū​shěng Imperial Secretariat · Metropolitan Region
  1. 中书 中書 zhōng​shū
    imperial secretariat
    (abbreviation) the imperial secretariat, a high-level government department in imperial China responsible for drafting and processing edicts
  2. 省 shěng noun
    ministry
    (archaic) a central government ministry, such as 中书省 zhōng​shū​shěng; (modern, primarily in translation) a ministry of the Japanese government

zhōng​shū​shěng Secretariat
  1. 中 zhōng locative
    middle
    middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of time
  2. 书 shū
    opaque (segment carries no independent meaning)
  3. 省 shěng noun
    ministry
    (archaic) a central government ministry, such as 中书省 zhōng​shū​shěng; (modern, primarily in translation) a ministry of the Japanese government