歙县

歙縣
Shèxiàn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 She County, in Huangshan City, Anhui

Examples

HSK 6
Shèxiàn zài Ānhuī Shěng nánbù, lí Huángshān bù yuǎn.
She County is in southern Anhui, not far from Mount Huang.
HSK 6
Shèxiàn bǎocún zhe hěnduō Míng Qīng shíqī de Huīpài lǎo fángzi.
She County still has many old Hui-style houses from the Ming and Qing.

Tips

mistakes
Read 歙 here. The other reading, 歙 'to draw in', is classical.
history
For over a thousand years it was the seat of 徽州, home of the Huizhou merchants. It gives its name to 歙砚, one of the Four Famous Inkstones, and is known for 徽墨 ink.

Stroke Order

歙 shè
县 xiàn