a scholar or government official living in one's village; a village gentleman; squire
trad. 鄉紳
Also written 鄉紳【xiāng shēn】
Characters in this word
2乡
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country or countryside, native place, home village or town, township (PRC administrative unit)
- Pinyin
- xiāng
- Traditional
- 鄉
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 15110 of 2500
绅
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member of gentry
- Pinyin
- shēn
- Traditional
- 紳
- Strokes
- 8