Character Contained In References Comments
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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
県 系 ⿰⿱小系
Mandarin
xian4, xuan2
English
Definitions
county; a district; district; subdivision
Mnemonic
Hang 県 with redundant tie radical 系
Etymology
Notes
Originally to tie up 系 a criminal and hang him by the head 県; modern meaning indicates the region in which this occurred; see 懸 for original meaning