康定

Chinese
peaceful; spongy (of radishes)
 
to set; to fix; to determine
to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to stabilize; to order
trad. (康定) 康 定
simp. #(康定) 康 定

Etymology
"Kangding, Sichuan"
Coined in 1908, intended to convey the meaning "Kham pacified". Replaced the previous name 打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

康定

  1. (～市) Kangding (a county-level city in Garzê prefecture, Sichuan, China)
  2. (historical) Kangding era of the Song dynasty (the period of time during which Emperor Renzong of Song reigned; 1040–1041)

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