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蓟城

Jì chéng

2-character word Traditional 薊城

What 蓟城 means

1. old name for Beijing {北京|Běi jīng}

The characters in 蓟城

• 蓟jìcirsium; thistle
• 城chéngcity walls; city; town

Sounds the same

Read Jì chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 继承to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)

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