新竹
Chinese edit
new | Tek-kham (竹塹) | ||
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trad. (新竹) | 新 | 竹 | |
simp. #(新竹) | 新 | 竹 |
Etymology edit
From 新 (xīn) + 竹塹/竹堑 (Zhúqiàn), from the 1878 reform of the administration of Qing-held Taiwan. Hsinchu included the former subprefecture of Tek-kham as well as its surrounding hinterland.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
新竹
- (~市) Hsinchu (a city in northern Taiwan)
- (~縣) Hsinchu (a county in northern Taiwan)
- (~科學園區) Hsinchu Science Park (a science park in Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County, Taiwan)
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Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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新 | 竹 |
しん Grade: 2 |
ちく Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |