Meanings
- alternativehistoricalobsoleteAlternative form of Jianshi.
In the western part of south-western Hupeh the folds generally strike south-west, as in the eastern part of the area. The individual folds seem to be arranged en échelon. A syncline belonging to this series of en échelon folds appears between Kienshih and Shihnan.
1939, J. S. Lee, The Geology of China, London: Thomas Murby & Co., →OCLC, page 2351 more example
In the early part of 1911 it was decided to change the route of the fast courier line to Szechwan. Hitherto it had followed the river all the way, and it was now proposed to take the high road leading to Shihnan (施南) as far as Kienshih (建始), and then turn north to the river at Kweifu (夔府).
1913, Decennial Reports on the Trade Navigation Industries, Etc., of the Ports Open to Foreign Commerce, volume I, Shanghai, page 277
Origin
- Mandarin建始
- EnglishKienshih
The Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 建始 (Jiànshǐ).
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