35 “乡”，指国邑分离出之直属小邑，是庶民居住之区域。篆书以邑、良、系三个密码组成。 35 "Township", refers to the separation of the country directly under the small town, is the common people live in the region. Seal to Yi, Liang, Department of three passwords.

35  “乡”，指国邑分离出之直属小邑，是庶民居住之区域。篆书以邑、良、系三个密码组成。

乡   甲骨文乡象两人围着食物相对坐食之形，乡里之意。篆书以邑、良、系三个密码组成，《说文》注：“国离邑，民所封乡也。啬夫别治封圻之内六乡，六乡治之。从邑，皂声。”乡指国邑分离出之直属小邑，是庶民居住之区域，由乡官所分管之行政单位。按周制，王都周围设六乡，由六卿治理。今指县或区以下之农村基层行政区划单位。借指城市以外之地区，泛指农村、家乡、故乡。

乡 [鄉] (名) ① countryside ② native place


35 "Township", refers to the separation of the country directly under the small town, is the common people live in the region. Seal to Yi, Liang, Department of three passwords.
Township, as the two townships around the food relative to eat food shape, the meaning of the village. Seal the book to Yap, Liang, Department of three passwords, "Shuowen" Note: "The country from the town, the people of the township is also closed. "Township refers to the separation of the country directly under the small town, is the common people live in the area, by the township government in charge of the administrative unit. By week system, the king is located around six rural, by the six governance. This refers to the county or district below the rural grassroots administrative division units. By means of the city outside the area, refers to the rural, hometown, hometown.

"Countryside" Chinese translation ("countryside" in Chinese)