Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 歙县?
歙(shè)县shè xiàn
Commonly said as: reading 歙 as xī
设县
歙县
What it is
Shexian sits in Huangshan, Anhui, at the heart of Huizhou culture.
Why it gets said wrong
歙 is shè as a place name and xī when it means to contract. Its inkstones are among China's four most famous.
Hear it in a sentence
Shexian inkstones are renowned.
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