<p>“道“ &amp; “郡” were administrative division name.</p>

<p>in 秦 dynasty, the country is divided into 36 “郡“, each one is roughly the size of a province nowadays.</p>

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<p>in 唐 dynasty, the country is divided into 15 “道“, each one is about the size of a province today.</p>

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<p>county is an acceptable translation; however, i prefer “province”, or “state”.</p>

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<p>I encountered this word '道郡' while reading a story set an China's ancient times. I tried Baidu and got some names such as  '怀道郡' and '狄道郡', so I think '道郡' may be an ancient counterpart to the modern word for 'county' (which is just 郡).</p>

<p>Can anyone give me an exact answer?</p>

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Fun fact, 道 is still used today in Korea and Japan as an administrative unit. 北海道 Hokkaidou is the only remaining 道 in Japan, and 道 is appended to each province in Korea.
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What's the meaning of 道郡?
# What's the meaning of 道郡?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-11)

I encountered this word '道郡' while reading a story set an China's ancient times. I tried Baidu and got some names such as '怀道郡' and '狄道郡', so I think '道郡' may be an ancient counterpart to the modern word for 'county' (which is just 郡).

Can anyone give me an exact answer?

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> **username_1**: Fun fact, 道 is still used today in Korea and Japan as an administrative unit. 北海道 Hokkaidou is the only remaining 道 in Japan, and 道 is appended to each province in Korea.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-03-11. Score: 3

“道“ & “郡” were administrative division name.

in 秦 dynasty, the country is divided into 36 “郡“, each one is roughly the size of a province nowadays.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/QiHEm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QiHEm.jpg)

in 唐 dynasty, the country is divided into 15 “道“, each one is about the size of a province today.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/8COcS.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/8COcS.jpg)

county is an acceptable translation; however, i prefer “province”, or “state”.


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