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陝西省

简陕西省 · 繁陝西省

Mandarin · pinyin Shǎn xī Shěng

Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an 西安市 Xī ān Shì (short name 陝 Shǎn or 秦 Qín)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
省: shěng · province; save, economize
陕: shǎn · mountain pass; Shanxi province

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3–1–3 · Shan3 xi1 Sheng3

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