山西

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Chinese

mountain; hill west
simp. and trad.
(山西)
西
anagram 西山
Literally: “west of the mountain”.
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Etymology

Shanxi
From the position of the province's central Fen River valley west of the Taihang Mountains.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 山西

  1. () Shanxi (a province of China)
  2. (historical, specifically) the area to the west of the Taihang Mountains
  3. (historical, specifically) the area to the west of Mount Hua

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 山西

  1. west of the mountain (in general)

(deprecated template usage)


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
西
さん
Grade: 1
せい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Proper noun

(さん)西(せい) (Sansei

  1. Shanxi province

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
西
やま
Grade: 1
にし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Proper noun

(やま)西(にし) (Yamanishi

  1. a surname

Korean

Hanja in this term
西

Proper noun

山西 (Sanseo) (hangeul 산서)

  1. Hanja form? of 산서 (Shanxi).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
西

Proper noun

山西

  1. chữ Hán form of Sơn Tây (Shanxi).