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山西省

Mandarin · pinyin Shān xī Shěng

Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市 Tài yuán Shì (short name 晉 Jìn)

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山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
省: shěng · province; save, economize

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1–1–3 · Shan1 xi1 Sheng3

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