| 轄 | [ xiá ] to govern, to control, having jurisdiction over, linchpin of a wheel (archaic), noise of a barrow |
| 轄制 | [ xiá zhì ] to control |
| 轄區 | [ xiá qū ] administrative region |
| ⇒ 下轄 | [ xià xiá ] administered by, under the rule of |
| ⇒ 中央直轄市 | [ zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì ] municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision, province level city, also called directly governed city |
| ⇒ 市轄區 | [ shì xiá qū ] city district (county-level administrative unit) |
| ⇒ 直轄 | [ zhí xiá ] to govern directly |
| ⇒ 直轄市 | [ zhí xiá shì ] municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision, province level city, also called directly governed city |
| ⇒ 省轄市 | [ shěng xiá shì ] provincial city |
| ⇒ 管轄 | [ guǎn xiá ] to administer, to have jurisdiction (over) |
| ⇒ 統轄 | [ tǒng xiá ] to govern, to have complete control over, to be in command of |