绥远

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Suíyuǎn

popculture

Meanings

1 Suiyuan (former Chinese province, 1928-1954)
2 old name for the Hohhot region of Inner Mongolia

Characters

to pacify, soothe

Examples

绥远省1954年并入内蒙古。

Suíyuǎn Shěng yī jiǔ wǔ sì nián bìngrù Nèi Měnggǔ.

Suiyuan Province was merged into Inner Mongolia in 1954.

1936年的绥远抗战振奋了全国。

Yī jiǔ sān liù nián de Suíyuǎn kàngzhàn zhènfèn le quánguó.

The 1936 Suiyuan Campaign electrified the whole country.

Tips

history

绥 means "to pacify" — Suiyuan literally meant "pacifying the far frontier." It was Republic-era China's northwest steppe province. The 1936 绥远抗战 was a rare ROC victory against Japanese-backed forces and a major morale boost just before full war broke out.

Stroke Order

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