hsien
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hsien¹
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From Mandarin 縣 /县 (xiàn), Wade–Giles romanization: hsien⁴.
noun hsiens · Hsien · xian
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An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.)
In the hsien, there shall be a hsien government with a hsien magistrate who shall be elected by the people of the hsien.
Similar: county
Hsien²
noun Hsiens
- Alternative form of hsien In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966.
Talk about this word "hsien." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hsien. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hsien. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hsien "hsien." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hsien.Cite this
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title = {hsien},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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