The river gives Jiangxi Province its single-character abbreviation 赣 (Gàn). Running roughly 800 km from south to north through the province, it was a major historical trade route between the Yangtze basin and Guangdong.
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The 赣 character is one of the most complex used as a province abbreviation — 28 strokes, combining 章 (chapter), 夂, and 贡 (tribute). Mastering it is a small rite of passage for Chinese learners.
