Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chih hsien

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: chi-h h-sien
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

An official having charge of a hsien, or administrative district, in China; a district magistrate, responsible for good order in his hsien (which see), and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases.

Questions

What does chih hsien mean?: An official having charge of a hsien, or administrative district, in China; a district magistrate, responsible for good order in his hsien (which see), and having jurisdiction in its civil and criminal cases.

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