四川
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Chinese[edit]
four | river; creek; plain river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.) | ||
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simp. and trad. (四川) |
四 | 川 | |
Literally: “four mountain passes”. |
Etymology[edit]
During the Tang dynasty, the area of what is now Sichuan was administratively divided into three regions based on the main throughfares through the mountains 川道 (“mountain pass (often near a river)”) at the time. During the Song dynasty, these regions were further redivided into four separate regions, giving rise to its modern name.
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四川
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Kanji in this term | |
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四 | 川 |
し Grade: 1 |
せん Grade: 1 |
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四 | 川 |
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四 | 川 |
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四川
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