归绥

歸綏

Guīsuí

proper noun

Meanings

1 Guisui, the former name of Hohhot
2 (historical) capital of Suiyuan Province

Characters

return / submit (from 归化)

pacify (from 绥远)

Examples

HSK 4

1954年，归绥改名为呼和浩特。

Yījiǔwǔsì nián, Guīsuí gǎimíng wéi Hūhéhàotè.

In 1954, Guisui was renamed Hohhot.

HSK 5

归绥是呼和浩特的旧称。

Guīsuí shì Hūhéhàotè de jiùchēng.

Guisui is the former name of Hohhot.

Tips

history

The name 归绥 was created in 1913 by merging 归化城 (Mongol Köke khota / 'blue city', founded 1581) with the nearby Qing garrison town 绥远城. The PRC renamed it back to its Mongolian form 呼和浩特 (Hohhot) in 1954.

Stroke Order

归 guī

绥 suí