京兆尹

jīngzhàoyǐn

noun

Meanings

1 capital prefect, the governor of the capital region from the Han to the Tang
2 Jingzhao, the capital district around Chang'an in the Han

Characters

multitude (in the sense of the capital)

Examples

HSK 7-9

唐代的京兆尹负责管理长安。

Tángdài de jīngzhàoyǐn fùzé guǎnlǐ Cháng'ān.

In the Tang dynasty, the capital prefect governed Chang'an.

HSK 7-9

西汉把都城周围分成三个地区，京兆尹就是其中之一。

Xīhàn bǎ dūchéng zhōuwéi fēnchéng sān ge dìqū, Jīngzhàoyǐn jiùshì qízhōng zhīyī.

The Western Han divided the land around the capital into three districts, and Jingzhaoyin was one of them.

Tips

history

The Han split the land around Chang'an into the 三辅 (Three Adjuncts). 京兆尹 covered Chang'an and the land east of it, and its governor bore the same title. 京兆 means "the capital" and 尹 "to govern", so the title lived on as the name for the capital's chief official.

Stroke Order

京 jīng

兆 zhào

尹 Yǐn