沈阳市

瀋陽市
ShěnyángShì
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Meanings

  1. 1 Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province
  2. 2 largest city in northeast China (Dongbei)

Examples

Shěnyáng Shì shì Liáoníng Shěng de shěnghuì.
Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province.
Shěnyáng Gùgōng shì Qīngcháo zǎoqī de huánggōng.
The Shenyang Imperial Palace was the early Qing Dynasty palace.

Tips

history
Called (Shèngjīng) during the early Qing, when it served as the Manchu capital before the move to Beijing in 1644. The Shenyang Imperial Palace (沈阳故宫) remains a UNESCO site. Shenyang is also associated with the (Mukden Incident, 1931) that began Japan's invasion of northeast China.
mistakes
Simplified vs. traditional : the Shenyang/Shenyang-river is a merged form. Mainland 沈阳 is always in simplified text; Taiwan and CC-CEDICT use in traditional.

Stroke Order

Shěn
yáng
shì