Chinese word

籍贯

Pronunciation

Pinyinjí guàn

Meaning

  • nounplace of origin

Example

你的籍贯是哪里？nǐ de jí guàn shì ná lǐ

What is your place of origin?

Illustration for 籍贯 (place of origin)

More examples

请在表格上填写你的籍贯。qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng tián xiě nǐ de jí guàn

Please fill in your place of origin on the form.

Core concept

The place in a family record that traces where a person or family comes from.

Common phrases

  • 你的籍贯nǐ de jí guàn

    your place of origin

  • 籍贯是哪里jí guàn shì ná lǐ

    Where is your place of origin

  • 填写籍贯tián xiě jí guàn

    fill in your place of origin

Similar words

家乡jiā xiāng: The town, village, or area where a person grew up and feels at home.
出生地chū shēng dì: The place where a person came into the world.
出身chū shēn: The area that forms a person's personal background through birth or upbringing.
祖籍zǔ jí: The original home of a person's ancestors or family line.

Definition in Chinese

指个人或其家族的原籍或祖籍，侧重于家族来源或血缘背景，口语中常用来了解对方的来处或方言归属。zhǐ gè rén huò qí jiā zú de yuán jí huò zǔ jí cè zhòng yú jiā zú lái yuán huò xuè yuán bèi jǐng kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng lái liáo jiě duì fāng de lái chù huò fāng yán guī shǔ

Word origin

The word 籍贯 (jíguàn, "ancestral place of origin") joins 籍 (jí, "register") and 贯 (guàn, "place of origin"), connecting documentary registration with inherited regional roots.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this question can open a discussion of regional speech, so an answer may naturally include a province or county and a brief note about its local dialect.

Other meanings

  • hometownnoun
  • registered place of originnoun

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