| 长沙市 |
Cháng shā Shì |
Changsha, prefecture-level city and capital of Hunan Province 湖南省 |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 长沙 |
Cháng shā |
see 长沙市 / see 长沙县 |
| 沙 |
Shā |
surname Sha |
| 沙 |
shā |
granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒 / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia |
| 沙 |
shà |
(dialect) to sift; to sieve |
| 沙市 |
Shā shì |
see 沙市区 |
| 市 |
shì |
market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods |