县丞

縣丞

xiànchéng

noun

Measure Word

一位县丞 wèi

Meanings

1 county deputy magistrate (historical official title)

Characters

assistant; deputy (historical)

Examples

县丞是知县的副手。

Xiànchéng shì zhīxiàn de fùshǒu.

The xiancheng was the deputy to the county magistrate.

他曾在明朝担任县丞。

Tā céng zài Míngcháo dānrèn xiànchéng.

He once served as a xiancheng in the Ming dynasty.

Tips

history

The position was established in the Qin dynasty and lasted through the Qing, assisting the magistrate with documents, granaries, and prisons. Rank was typically 正八品 in the Qing.

Stroke Order

县 xiàn

丞 chéng