WordTaiwan frequency #19,821
竹山鎮
ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣˋ
“urban township in Nantou County, central Taiwan; historically a major bamboo-producing area”
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竹
ㄓㄨˊ
Bamboo; a plant with hollow, jointed stems; also used for musical instruments like flutes or whistles; also refers to ancient bamboo slips used for writing; also a surname.
山
ㄕㄢ
Mountain; hill; peak; surname; a component of Chinese characters; (archaic) tomb.
鎮
ㄓㄣˋ
to suppress or calm; to guard or garrison; a small town or market place; to press down
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Words sharing these characters
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- 新竹ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊHsinchu, a city in northern Taiwan known for its high-tech industry; also Hsinchu County in northwest Taiwan.
- 山區ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩmountain area; mountainous region; hilly countryside.
- 新竹縣ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋHsinchu County; a county in northwest Taiwan, between Taoyuan and Miaoli; known for strong winter winds ('bamboo wind'), tea, citrus, and glass and cement industries.
- 中山ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄢZhongshan, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China; Zhongshan District, an administrative district in various cities; Sun Yat-sun (Sun Zhongshan), Chinese revolutionary leader; Nakayama, a Japanese surname.
- 鄉鎮ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄣˋtownship; a small administrative division in China below county level; a small town or rural town
- 新竹市ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨˊ ㄕˋHsinchu; city in northern Taiwan known for its high-tech industries, science park, and universities.
- 小鎮ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄣˋsmall town; village; a small urban settlement in rural or suburban China
- 上山ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢto go up a mountain; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw to spin cocoons; to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise
- 鎮長ㄓㄣˋ ㄓㄤˇmayor of a town; head of a town's administration; the chief executive of a township.
- 高山ㄍㄠ ㄕㄢhigh mountain; tall mountain; alpine peak.
- 下山ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄢto descend a mountain or hill; to go downhill; (of the sun or moon) to set; to decline in power or status
- 登山ㄉㄥ ㄕㄢto climb a mountain; mountain climbing; mountaineering