陕西 shǎn xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. Shaanxi (formerly Shensi), province in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4]

CHARACTERS

陕 shǎn mountain pass; Shanxi province
西 xī west(ern); westward, occident