# China license plate: Consulate motorcycle

> The China consulate motorcycle license plate: format L9999, for example J4598, 1992 to today, motorcycle. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, Consulate motorcycle (1992 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-consulate-motorcycle-1992/china-license-plate-consulate-motorcycle.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1992 → today |
| Class | consular |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Plate size | 220 × 95 mm |
| Other sizes | 220 × 140 mm |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #FFFFFF; border #FFFFFF |
| Rear plate differs from the front | yes |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `cn-consulate-motorcycle-1992` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/consulate-motorcycle-1992) |

Decodes like the consular car: province character and office letter name the host city, and the red 领 — 领事馆, consulate — closes the serial.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `领` | 领事馆 | consulate |

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20150701102419/http://www.hngy.gov.cn/sitepublish/site1/wsbs/lyfwzl/jtfw/jdc/jdcfw/content_25106.html)

## About this plate

Consular motorcycles. Note the parallel with the cars: § 5.4.1 puts the consular motorcycle rear plate in the shared layout (图 7) while § 5.4.2 gives the embassy motorcycle its own (图 8).

## Other consular plates here

- [Consulate car](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/consulate-car-1992) (1992 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-consulate-motorcycle-1992.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-consulate-motorcycle-1992
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-consulate-motorcycle-1992"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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