绥远

綏遠

Suíyuǎn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Suiyuan (former Chinese province, 1928-1954)
2 old name for the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia

Characters

to pacify, soothe

Examples

HSK 7-9

绥远省1954年并入内蒙古。

Suíyuǎn Shěng yī jiǔ wǔ sì nián bìngrù Nèi Měnggǔ.

Suiyuan Province was merged into Inner Mongolia in 1954.

HSK 7-9

1936年的绥远抗战振奋了全国。

Yī jiǔ sān liù nián de Suíyuǎn kàngzhàn zhènfèn le quánguó.

The 1936 Suiyuan Campaign electrified the whole country.

Tips

history

绥 means 'to pacify' - 绥远 literally meant 'pacifying the far frontier.' It was Republic-era China's northwest steppe province. The 1936 绥远抗战 was a rare ROC victory against Japanese-backed forces and a major morale boost just before full war broke out.

Stroke Order

绥 suí

远 yuǎn