安康市

Ānkāng Shì
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Ankang (prefecture-level city in southern Shaanxi, in the Qinling-Daba mountain region)

Examples

HSK 3
Ānkāng Shì zài Shǎnxī nánbù.
Ankang is in southern Shaanxi.
HSK 7-9
Ānkāng fù xī chá quánguó yǒumíng.
Ankang's selenium-rich tea is known nationwide.

Tips

culture
安康 sits on the 汉江 (Han River) in the narrow strip of Shaanxi south of the 秦岭 - geographically more like Sichuan or Hubei than the rest of the province. It's known for 富硒茶 (selenium-enriched tea), 紫阳茶, and being one of the wettest parts of northern China. The city was renamed from 兴安 to 安康 during the Qing to avoid a taboo name clash.
memory
(peace) + (health) - together 安康 is a common greeting on holiday cards: 身体安康 ('peace and good health'), especially around 端午节. Don't confuse the place-name Ānkāng (capitalized) with the greeting (lowercase).

Stroke Order

ān
kāng
shì