Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 14
Number of Strokes 12
Mandarin Reading shàn
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
鄯〈名〉
鄯善。古西域国名 [Shanshan state]
鄯善,西胡国也。――《说文》。按,本西域楼兰国,汉昭帝元凤四年诛其王更名。
原名楼兰。汉昭帝元凤改楼兰为鄯善。故城在今新疆鄯善县东南
鄯shàn[鄯善]〈古〉西域国名。在今新疆维吾尔自治区鄯善一带。
English Definitions
district in Gansu during the Tang dynasty
References
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