陕 (shǎn): Shaanxi (province; abbreviation)

Meanings

1 Shaanxi (province; abbreviation)

Characters

陕

Shǎn

Shaanxi (abbr.)

Examples

兵马俑在陕西。

Bīngmǎyǒng zài Shǎnxī.

The Terracotta Army is in Shaanxi.

陕菜以面食出名。

Shǎn cài yǐ miànshí chūmíng.

Shaanxi cuisine is known for its noodles.

Tips

usage

陕 is the one-character abbreviation for 陕西 (Shaanxi province, capital Xi'an). The English spelling 'Shaanxi' (double a) keeps it distinct from neighboring Shanxi, 山西.

Components

radical

阝 fù

mound; hill (as a left radical)

阝 on the left is the mound radical 阜 in its left-side form. It commonly marks place and terrain names, fitting 陕 as a province name.

phonetic

夹 jiā

to press between

夹 supplies the sound element (shifted to shǎn) and carries no meaning here, serving as the phonetic part.

Stroke Order

陕 shǎn

Related Words

陕西话 Shǎnxīhuà

Shaanxi dialect (Chinese varieties spoken in Shaanxi province) / Shaanxi-accented Mandarin

陕南 Shǎnnán

Shannan, the southern part of Shaanxi province

陕西省 ShǎnxīShěng #70,093

Shaanxi Province

陕西 Shǎnxī

Shaanxi (province in central-northwest China)

省 shěng HSK 2 #1,859

province / provincial capital / to save; to economize / to omit; to leave out / ministry (of the Japanese government)

萨 sà #1,906

used in transliterations / Bodhisattva (abbreviation)

港 gǎng HSK 7-9 #4,680

harbor; port / Hong Kong (abbreviation)

菲 fēi #3,988

abbreviation for the Philippines / luxuriant; fragrant (of vegetation) / phenanthrene (chemistry)

欧 ōu #2,839

Europe (abbreviation) / Ou (surname)

斗 dǒu #2,761

dipper; ladle (esp. long-handled grain measure) / decaliter; peck (dry measure, ten 升) / cup-shaped or dipper-shaped object / the Big Dipper (abbreviation for 北斗)