| 石林彝族自治县 |
Shí lín Yí zú Zì zhì xiàn |
Shilin Yi Autonomous County in Kunming 昆明市, Yunnan |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 石林 |
Shí lín |
Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan |
| 林 |
Lín |
surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi |
| 林 |
lín |
(bound form) woods; forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things) |
| 彝 |
Yí |
Yi ethnic group |
| 彝 |
yí |
(archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule; convention |
| 彝族 |
Yí zú |
Yi ethnic group |
| 族 |
zú |
race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) |
| 自 |
zì |
(bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course |
| 自治 |
zì zhì |
autonomy |
| 自治县 |
zì zhì xiàn |
autonomous county |
| 治 |
zhì |
to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research |
| 县 |
xiàn |
county |