Sheqi

She·qi
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proper noun

A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A county of Nanyang, Henan, China.

    Students attend class at a rural primary school in Sheqi county, in China's Henan province.

    2021 June 13, Jay Matthews, “Big hole in popular view that China beats U.S. in education”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2021, Education
    2 more examples

    Honan Province Established Shechi County under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Special District.

    [1966 March 24 [1966 March 22], “Changes of Administrative Divisions Listed”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 57, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Peking NCNA Domestic Service, translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, Communist China National Affairs, page CCC 3

    In 1988 he did so, but it was risky. Foreigners at that time were able to travel to Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province, but were normally prohibited from traveling farther into the countryside. Ding Hei and others arranged for a motor-powered three-wheel taxi to pick Balcombe up in Zhengzhou and drive him several hours through the night to Macheng village in Sheqi County, next to Fangcheng County.

    2003, David Aikman, “Foreigners”, in Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power, Regnery Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 275

Origin

  1. Mandarin社旗
  2. EnglishSheqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 社旗.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 社旗
  • 社旗county
Chinese Mandarin 社旗
  • 社旗county
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APA

Sheqi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheqi

MLA

“Sheqi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sheqi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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