湘西

Xiāngxī

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xiangxi, western Hunan, above all the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

Characters

Hunan (short name, from the Xiang River)

Examples

HSK 5

沈从文的很多小说都以湘西为背景。

Shěn Cóngwén de hěnduō xiǎoshuō dōu yǐ Xiāngxī wéi bèijǐng.

Many of Shen Congwen's novels are set in Xiangxi.

HSK 7-9

湘西是土家族和苗族的家乡。

Xiāngxī shì Tǔjiāzú hé Miáozú de jiāxiāng.

Xiangxi is the homeland of the Tujia and Miao peoples.

Tips

usage

湘 is the short name of Hunan, after the Xiang River (湘江), so 湘西 is "west Hunan". Today it usually means the 湘西土家族苗族自治州 (Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture), whose best-known town is 凤凰古城.

Stroke Order

湘 xiāng

西 xī