桐城

Tóngchéng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Tongcheng, county-level city in southwestern Anhui, home of the Qing-dynasty Tongcheng school of prose

Examples

HSK 4
Tóngchéng zài Ānhuī xīnánbù.
Tongcheng is in southwestern Anhui.
HSK 7-9
Qīngdài de Tóngchéng chū le hěnduō yǒumíng de wénrén.
Qing-dynasty Tongcheng produced many famous men of letters.

Tips

culture
The 桐城派, the leading school of Qing prose, takes its name from 桐城, home of its masters 方苞, 刘大櫆 and 姚鼐. The city is also known for the 六尺巷, the lane from a story about the Qing minister 张英.

Stroke Order

桐 tóng
城 chéng