知府

zhīfǔ

noun

Measure Word

一位知府 wèi

Meanings

1 prefectural magistrate (Tang through Qing dynasties)
2 prefect

Characters

to administer; to know

prefecture; official residence

Examples

他被任命为扬州知府。

Tā bèi rènmìng wéi Yángzhōu zhīfǔ.

He was appointed prefect of Yangzhou.

知府大人升堂审案。

Zhīfǔ dàrén shēngtáng shěn'àn.

His Excellency the prefect took the bench to hear the case.

清代的知府管辖一府之地。

Qīngdài de zhīfǔ guǎnxiá yī fǔ zhī dì.

A prefect in the Qing dynasty administered one prefecture.

Tips

history

The post was formalized in the Ming dynasty. A 知府 governed a 府 (prefecture), which sat between the province (省) and the county (县) in the imperial hierarchy.

Stroke Order

知 zhī

府 fǔ