xiá
Traditional: 轄
辖 (xiá) is a Chinese word meaning “linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle); (bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over”.
Meanings
- 1linchpin (used to fasten a wheel to an axle)
- 2(bound form) to govern; to have jurisdiction over
Related words
管辖to administer辖区administrative region统辖to govern直辖市municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision下辖to administer; to have jurisdiction over中央直辖市municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision市辖区city district (a county-level administrative unit under prefecture-level cities, or sub-prefecture-level under sub-provincial cities)直辖to govern directly省辖市provincial city辖制to control