Circuit (administrative division)

Circuit
The inspection circuits of the Tang dynasty in 742[1]
Dao (mainly Tang dynasty)
Chinese
Literal meaningway, path, circuit
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyindào
Bopomofoㄉㄠˋ
Wade–Gilestao
Lu (Song and Jin dynasties)
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationdo
McCune–Reischauerto
Japanese name
Kanji
Kanaどう
Transcriptions
Romanization

A circuit (Chinese: ; pinyin: dào or Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan. The primary level of administrative division of Korea under the Joseon and in modern North and South Korea employs the same Chinese character as the Chinese and Japanese divisions but, because of its relatively greater importance, is usually translated as province instead.

  1. ^ Cambridge History of China.